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Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... With disease progression ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Fibrosis on Chest ... Fibrosis is a chronic ... interstitial lung ... #Fibrosis #Chest ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
CT • Coalescent ... Sarcoidosis, progressive massive ... fibrosis, active ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Chronic hypersensitivity ... mid and lower lung ... proteinosis and other diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... due to chronic ... thromboembolic disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
glass pattern in a mosaic ... hyperperfused lung ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
glass pattern in a mosaic ... caliber due to chronic ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... caused by a rigid chest ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
in chronic hypersensitivity ... consider drug-related lung ... disease in the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced