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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
Mosaic pattern with areas ... and areas of low ... attenuation. ... The HRCT shows a ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation ... with peripheral areas ... presenting as areas ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation ... emphysema: low attenuation ... areas without walls ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation ... emphysema: low attenuation ... areas without walls ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
This patient presented with acute dyspnoe and a normal chest film (not shown).
The HRCT at presentation
The HRCT at presentation ... shows lobular areas ... of ground glass attenuation ... A control HRCT ten ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Resolution #RadiologyAssistant
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... non-affected lung areas ... There are patchy areas ... oligemic lung due to chronic ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Chronic hypersensitivity ... mosaic pattern with areas ... and areas of low ... attenuation, that ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
to widespread areas ... abnormally low attenuation ... difficult to detect on HRCT ... PanlobularEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant