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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
mostly present as areas ... Atelectasis Nodule or mass ... Less frequently areas ... published soon: Chest ... #CXR #Lung #Patterns
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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arise within a mass ... the surrounding lung ... usually contain air ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... and extensive areas ... #CTChest #AIP #
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... There are patchy areas ... with air-trapping ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Differential
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
with areas of ground-glass ... attenuation and areas ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #CTChest #Chronic
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... evaluation of the pattern ... Areas of diagnostic ... aminotransferase; BMI, body mass ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
radiographic findings are areas ... patients with a UIP ... consider drug-related lung ... disease in the differential ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
revealed decreased air ... A chest radiograph ... material revealed a mass ... that were in his breast ... NEJM #clinical #radiology