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On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung cysts ... left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Lymphangiomyomatosis ... (LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
multiple thick walled cysts ... Lymphangiomyomatosis ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Key findings in Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Numerous thin-walled cysts, surrounded by normal parenchyma.
Cysts range from 2mm to 5cm in
Numerous thin-walled cysts ... Cysts range from ... Cysts are distributed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis ... 90% are smokers, cysts ... another typical case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Anatomy Annotated on Chest ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... lobes #Segments #Chest ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
On the left a case ... with multiple cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LAM # ... Lymphangiomyomatosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... Infection, Aspiration, Cystic ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
Sarcoidosis In this case ... the chest x-ray ... In many cases a ... #Clinical #Radiology