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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... The cystic pattern ... appreciate on a cest ... When the cysts have
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
: round cysts, evenly ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... a thick wall Cyst ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... cyst in the upper ... something to do with a cystic ... leading to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Comparison #Table
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
them from cysts ... the surrounding lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... #pulmonary #radiology