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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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- Lung cysts (LAM ... on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... (centrilobular emphysema ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Centrilobular emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
in the affected lung ... difficult to detect on HRCT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Panlobular ... #RadiologyAssistant
Drug-induced organizing pneumonia is commonly caused by Bleomycin and Cyclophosphamide and other drugs like Methotrexate, Amiodarone,
Methotrexate, Amiodarone ... The HRCT findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced ... OrganizingPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... On HRCT there are ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Centrilobular emphysema due to smoking. The periphery of the lung is spared (blue arrows). Centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... periphery of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Centrilobular ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Paraseptal emphysema is localized near fissures and pleura and is frequently associated with bullae formation (area
Paraseptal emphysema ... compression of adjacent lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Paraseptal ... #RadiologyAssistant