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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
LCH: multiple round ... Centrilobular emphysema ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #LowAttenuation ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... histiocytosis (LCH ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #LowAttenuation ... 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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result in decreased lung ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #LowAttenuation ... #RadiologyAssistant
Emphysema, when it is severe, can mimick Langerhans cell histiosytosis.
When it extends beyond the centrilobular area
look as if it is cystic ... patients with LCH ... , but also areas ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Emphysema #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year old ... caused by multiple cysts ... #LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #Cystic ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
to widespread areas ... in the affected lung ... the other hand, mild ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... PanlobularEmphysema #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