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Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
is a chronic interstitial ... lung disease with ... It is seen in silicosis ... #silicosis #clinical ... #radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Mnemonic S - Silicosis ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... caused by a rigid chest ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
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
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
hyperperfused lung ... caliber due to chronic ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
hyperperfused lung ... adjacent to oligemic lung ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
expiratory scan: the mosaic ... mid and lower lung ... proteinosis and other diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
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
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
interstitium by fluid, fibrous ... disease, it is ... sarcoidosis and silicosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest
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