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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... low attenuation pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Diagram ... #Comparison #Honeycombing
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... common pattern ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... to confirm the diagnosis ... This pattern was ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... the amount of air ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
in the nodular pattern ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern ... Perilymphatic #Comparison
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary