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Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... areas. ... There are patchy areas ... disease #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... , high and low attenuation ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
distinct radiographic areas ... normal and high attenuation ... Cheese #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... her history of treatment ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... pleural space to collapse ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... we describe a chest ... X-ray, we are trying ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis The chest ... x-ray shows total ... film after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
to widespread areas ... abnormally low attenuation ... Pulmonary vessels ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Panlobular
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... days before Pulmonary ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung