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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... , high and low attenuation ... is interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... The term 'mosaic attenuation ... There are patchy ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... granulomatous noduli are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
COVID-19 - Subpleural Consolidations on Lung POCUS

Doing daily POCUS LUS for ICU COVID-19 patients in Singapore
Consolidations on Lung ... density of B lines are ... valuable PPEs, reduce CXRs ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
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When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture from a lung ... Notice the large lung ... Probably we are ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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in the 'black' lung ... bronchiolitis or chronic pulmonary ... right with the pulmonary ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic #Attenuation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... thromboembolism are ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Lung ... #Infarction #RadiologyAssistant
Metastases
Metastases are the most common cause of multiple pulmonary masses.
Usually they vary in size and are
cause of multiple pulmonary ... disease to the lungs ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LungMets #Lung ... #Metastases #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
the secondary pulmonary ... abnormally low attenuation ... Pulmonary vessels ... vascular markings are ... PanlobularEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant