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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Cystic LCH: - LAM ... : 'signet ring sign ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
bizarre shaped cysts ... , that replace normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
thickening - lack of normal ... A signet-ring sign ... bronchitis, COPD and cystic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
bronchiectasis, as in cystic ... fibrosis (CF) and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant ... ParaAorticLine #PAView #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
The stomach is normally ... a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Key findings in Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Numerous thin-walled cysts, surrounded by normal parenchyma.
Cysts range from 2mm to 5cm in
surrounded by normal ... Cysts range from ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal ... chest x-ray (left ... ) and CHF stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Engorgement #Thickening #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
caused by multiple cysts ... the central dot sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #RadiologyAssistant