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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
attenuation. ... nodules of increased attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation ... end-stage with massive fibrosis ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
attenuation, that ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... #RadiologyAssistant
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
There are patchy areas ... disease #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
radiographic findings are areas ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced ... #RadiologyAssistant