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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... #VTE #PulmonaryEmbolism ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Comparison
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 ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
Hampton hump is a radiologic ... may aid in the diagnosis ... of pulmonary embolism ... confirmed with chest ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Differential #Comparison
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the differential diagnosis ... without associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
caused by a rigid chest ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... algorithm for pulmonary ... OBGyn #Obstetrics #Radiology ... #PulmonaryEmbolism ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
features of acute pulmonary ... Embolism Diagnosis ... emboli the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... right with the pulmonary ... penicillamine) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Attenuation #Comparison