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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... LCH: multiple round ... low attenuation areas ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... low attenuation areas ... histiocytosis (LCH ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... The cystic pattern ... seen and in many cases ... RadiologyAssistant
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 ... cysts (LAM, LIP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
or a cystic pattern ... LCH is called a ... In many of such cases ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
the left another case ... replace normal lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... was caused by multiple ... cysts. ... #LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case with multiple round and bizarre shaped cysts.
There was an upper lobe
On the left a case ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... Histiocytosis #LCH ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
with multiple cysts ... througout the lung ... in contrast to LCH ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Pneumothorax #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... , like cyst, cavity ... since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential