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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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attenuation or air-filled ... - Emphysema - Lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
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Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram ... Sign on Chest CT ... .2016.12.033 #Air ... #Bronchogram #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
Monod Sign on Chest ... CT • Air surrounding ... .2016.12.033 #Monod #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Air Crescent Sign ... .2016.12.033 #Air ... #Crescent #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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the differential diagnosis ... the surrounding lung ... usually contain air ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... periphery of the lung ... hump along may aid ... in the diagnosis ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... expiratory scans for air ... bronchiolitis with air ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Attenuation #Comparison
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
heart and the air ... in the lung enables ... be bordered by air ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #Silhouette