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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural effusion ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #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 ... disease #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
glass pattern in a mosaic ... enlargement of pulmonary ... (arrow) in the areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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bronchiolitis or chronic pulmonary ... right with the pulmonary ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic ... #Attenuation #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... severe diseased areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CHF #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant