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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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- Lung cysts (LAM ... ) - Bronchiectasis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #TractionBronchiectasis ... #Cysts #Emphysema
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... (LCH): multiple ... thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Honeycombing 4. ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... : round cysts, evenly ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... CTChest #Cystic #Cysts
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
When the cysts have ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... or honeycombing ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
was caused by multiple ... cysts. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant