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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
effusion; sometimes pneumothorax ... Centrilobular emphysema ... low attenuation areas ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity (GGO ... HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... or interstitial lung ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Paraseptal emphysema is localized near fissures and pleura and is frequently associated with bullae formation (area
Paraseptal emphysema ... to spontaneous pneumothorax ... compression of adjacent lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... ParaseptalEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... pneumonia a week ago ... drain on POCUS ... clinical #video #POCUS ... #Lung
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Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
the cases the lung ... two cases with GGO ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #GGO ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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the surrounding lung ... with end-stage fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #Emphysema ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Emphysema, when it is severe, can mimick Langerhans cell histiosytosis.
When it extends beyond the centrilobular area
Emphysema, when ... LCH, but also areas ... bronchiolitis and even fibrosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Emphysema #RadiologyAssistant
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
complicated by pneumothorax ... insertion of a chest ... pneumoretroperitoneum, and pneumothorax ... the head, neck, chest ... under the skin as long
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UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
centrilobular emphysema ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... throughout the whole lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Mimic #ILD #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 ... appearance of extensive lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... PanlobularEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant