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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation ... areas without walls ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation ... with peripheral areas ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation ... areas without walls ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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decreased lung attenuation ... diseases with a low attenuation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... HRCT #CTChest #NodularPattern ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Nodular #Pattern #NodularPattern ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
making an accurate diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #NodularPattern ... Perilymphatic #Comparison ... #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
non-affected lung areas ... There are patchy areas ... thromboembolic disease #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Hidden areas - There are some areas that need special attention, because pathology in these areas
Hidden areas - There ... are some areas ... that need special attention ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Zones #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... with ground glass attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant