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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Even fibrosis as ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... structures in the right lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... or interstitial lung ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... combinations of fibrosis ... these patterns are ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... honeycomb cysts are ... with end-stage fibrosis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... opacities are scattered ... throughout the lungs ... inhalational injury Differential ... #Radiology #differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... caused by a rigid chest ... cage may result ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... of these terms are ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #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 ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Tram Track Sign ... extending to the lung ... ABPA Kartagener's syndrome ... .2016.12.033 #Tram ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology