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Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... histiocytosis (LCH ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... LCH: multiple round ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Pattern #NodularPattern
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
with a reticular pattern ... or a cystic pattern ... or a reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern ... #Nodular #Pattern
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... low attenuation pattern ... on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
in the nodular pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #NodularPattern ... #Nodular #Pattern
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... recognized that this pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... attenuation (emphysema, cystic ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest