6 results
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Centrilobular emphysema ... low attenuation areas ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... low attenuation areas ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
with peripheral areas ... presenting as areas ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #HighAttenuation ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... is to describe areas ... #Differential #Table
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
left a typical case ... of panlobular emphysema ... to widespread areas ... difficult to detect on HRCT ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
The histologic pattern ... aswell as the HRCT ... There are areas ... and extensive areas ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest