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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
effusion; sometimes pneumothorax ... ; smoking history ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... cyst in the upper ... airways leading to pulmonary ... cyst formation ... #Clinical #Radiology
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Embolism, Pneumothorax ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... the surrounding lung ... associated pulmonary ... #CTChest #Cavity ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
attached to the chest ... cyst in the upper ... airways leading to pulmonary ... cyst formation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic ... caused by a rigid chest ... clearance: - Cystic ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
with multiple cysts ... througout the lung ... There was no history ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LAM #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology