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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... The cystic pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
The upper lobe is ... attached to the chest ... cyst in the upper ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
or a cystic pattern ... The CXR is of a ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Chest Radiology ... throughout the lungs ... #Chest #Radiology ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
was caused by multiple ... cysts. ... The upper lobe predominance ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper ... lung fields are ... In daily clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... bronchiectasis, as in cystic ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... density in the right upper ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram