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Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Annotated on Chest CT ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... Segments #Chest #CT ... #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... disease or CHF) ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic ... #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Chronic ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... Lung Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Calcific Pancreatitis Associated with Alcohol Use - A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen showed extensive
calcification of the pancreas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CT #Pancreatitis ... #Calcific #Chronic ... #NEJM
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
masses & should ... malignancy, clinical ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... disease and coronary ... artery disease;
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #radiology #CXR ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... illness, clinical ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... #Radiology #CXR