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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... patterns on a chest ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
Sarcoidosis In this case ... the chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Sarcoidosis ... #Pattern #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
multiple ill-defined nodules ... in the proper clinical ... left lung, which are ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
hypersensitivity pneumonitis are ... and secondry nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Chronic #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
In a later stage ... the nodules start ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... Histiocytosis #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease characterised by multiple cysts in patients with nicotine abuse.
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, that later on ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #LCH #Nodular # ... RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
determine whether we are ... The CXR is of a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
the left another case ... started as small noduli ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung nodules ... In this case there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... granulomatous noduli ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant