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High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
with peripheral areas ... presenting as areas ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
This patient presented with acute dyspnoe and a normal chest film (not shown).
The HRCT at presentation
shows lobular areas ... A control HRCT ten ... resolved without any treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
with similarl HRCT ... the well defined areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #Comparison #HypersensitivityPneumonitis
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... show very similar HRCT ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Comparison #Chronic
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
fever: - Fever + ANC ... suspected) - CT chest ... afebrile 24-48 h and ANC ... interventional radiology ... bispecifics, or HSCT