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There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
small airways leading ... to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumothorax #Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
small airways leading ... to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumothorax #Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... intraparenchymal pulmonary ... Spindle cells coexpressing ... #clinical #Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... #LAM #radiology
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
blood or tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
without associated pulmonary ... patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pulmonary edema ... Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM ... Asbestosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Pleural ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor cells ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Cells - tumor ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... involvement - seeding ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment