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Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH ... 94-100% sp for CTEPH ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #pulmonary
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Mosaic Attenuation ... CT • Variable attenuation ... • DDx: BO, CTEPH ... .2016.12.033 #Mosaic #Attenuation ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
of ground-glass atenuation ... and areas of low attenuation ... nodules of increased attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Diagnosis Algorithm

Defined as pulmonary hypertension (mPAP > 25) > 6 months
Hypertension (CTEPH ... ) Diagnosis Algorithm ... history of PE #CTEPH ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... exercise testing; CTEPH ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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decreased lung attenuation ... diseases with a low attenuation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation ... emphysema: low attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Honeycombing - See Low Attenuation ... Bronchopneumonia High Attenuation ... Water, Tumor Low Attenuation ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Using Stroke Windows for Detecting Ischemia on Head CT
When evaluating a CT head for possible stroke,
tissues of differing attenuation ... tissues of similar attenuation ... Ischemia #HeadCT #Radiology
Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
differentiation algorithmic ... designs and algorithms ... decision‐tree algorithms ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Algorithms