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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Atelectasis - Emphysema ... - Pneumothorax ... Metastases - Interstitial ... Reticular - Emphysema ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung
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
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Cancer • Interstitial ... lung disease Vasculature ... : • Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion • Pneumothorax
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
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Patients • Diffuse Interstitial ... Influenza, Lymphocytic interstitial ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Parapneumonic effusion; empyema ... P.jirovecii • Pneumothorax
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
Lung abnormalities ... solitary or multiple Interstitial ... are seen as in emphysema ... published soon: Chest ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... responses of the lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... lung disease (i.e ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant