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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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#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #LowAttenuation ... #Differential # ... Diagram #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
; smoking history ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HRCT #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
; smoking history ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HRCT #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
cyst in the upper ... airways leading to pulmonary ... cyst formation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
Cystic lung disease ... Lung cysts are ... Cystic lung diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Cystic
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic ... clearance: - Cystic ... pneumoconioses: - Hard metal ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant