11 results
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... effusion; sometimes pneumothorax ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
Pericardial cyst ... Pericardial cysts ... usually contain clear ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung cyst ... leading to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
airspaces Cysts ... There are no cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
There is a lung cyst ... leading to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
with multiple cysts ... Notice the pneumothorax ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LAM # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
this case a lung cyst ... we see an old chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
On the left a chest ... thick walls of the cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Reticular #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
On the chest x-ray ... on the CT it is clear ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant