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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 ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
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
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... There is a lung ... with a cystic lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #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
Lung Point in Pneumothorax

Lung ultrasound of a patient with SOB and chest pain after central line
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... patient with SOB and chest ... #Point #pneumothorax ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
the secondary pulmonary ... to widespread areas ... Pulmonary vessels ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... PanlobularEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... drain on POCUS ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... pneumatocele, emphysema ... we describe a chest ... with a thin wall Emphysema ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... during a period of CHF ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Absent Lung Sliding in Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

24yo F pleuritic chest pain.  No history of
in Pneumothorax ... on Lung POCUS ... 24yo F pleuritic chest ... (pneumothorax) ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary