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Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Mosaic Attenuation ... on Chest CT • ... CT in a lobular ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
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 #MosaicAttenuation
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
CT • Juxtaposition ... normal and high attenuation ... #Cheese #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : Pleuritic chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
, in advanced disease ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic attenuation ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... area of the left lung ... treatment for pulmonary ... #Clinical #PCC # ... CXR #Oleothorax #NEJM
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
diameter are called lung ... malignancy, clinical ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... disease and coronary ... artery disease;
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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bronchiolitis or chronic ... disease, like the ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic #Attenuation