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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 ... presenting as areas ... with peripheral areas ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... is to describe areas ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... Sarcoidosis is the great ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
as radiolucent areas ... listed in the table ... as radiolucent areas ... #Pulmonary #Cystic ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... acute shortness of breath ... nodular interstitial lung ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... There are patchy areas ... due to chronic ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
enlargement of pulmonary ... (arrow) in the areas ... caliber due to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... the chest film (Table ... obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Findings #Signs #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
mosaic pattern with areas ... attenuation and areas ... mid and lower lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
the secondary pulmonary ... to widespread areas ... Pulmonary vessels ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PanlobularEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant