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CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Galaxy sign - Mosaic ... #Diseases #diagnosis ... #differential #radiology
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... The term 'mosaic ... thromboembolic disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
hyperperfused lung ... adjacent to oligemic lung ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
not represent 'diseases ... indicates unknown cause ... These diseases have ... collagen vascular diseases ... diseases.
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... you think of the causes ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
Metastases
Metastases are the most common cause of multiple pulmonary masses.
Usually they vary in size and are
distribution unlike other diseases ... subsequent spread of disease ... to the lungs. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Metastases #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... disease and what ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... pulmonale, in advanced disease ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic ... high-resolution chest CT
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... With disease progression ... Calcification (seen in CT ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology