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High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
with peripheral areas ... Broncho-alveolar cell ... consolidation #Clinical ... #CTChest #HighAttenuation ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural effusion ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
low attenuation areas ... Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
) pericarditic chest ... 4) pericardial effusion ... and white blood cell ... imaging technique (CT ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Pleuroscopy in a patient with Hemothorax 
Two weeks ago the patient fell on the left side
ago the patient fell ... he came to our clinic ... with shortness of breath ... a huge pleural effusion ... #video #pulmonary
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
CT • Juxtaposition ... distinct radiographic areas ... #Cheese #Sign #CT ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... “big & sticky” cells ... , shortness of breath ... , shortness of breath
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... to 8 years Clinical ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... IgG level X2 at least
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
The CT-image is ... are hypodense areas ... also could be areas ... with hypodense areas ... #Clinical #Radiology
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
restricted to areas ... small pleural effusions ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #