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Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... due to chronic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Differential #
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... distinct radiographic areas ... normal and high attenuation ... #Head #Cheese #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Thickening/Masses Chest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... , high and low attenuation ... (table). ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic attenuation ... of the affected lung ... #differential #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... shows a small, stable ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Chronic hypersensitivity ... Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... The pattern is stable ... and of long duration ... • Histrionic - attention-seeking
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #