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Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Mosaic Attenuation ... .2016.12.033 #Mosaic ... Attenuation #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... The term 'mosaic ... opacity presents as mosaic ... disease #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... contour Carina angle ... cervical rib Check lung ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
glass pattern in a mosaic ... enlargement of pulmonary ... hyperperfused lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Is it pus, edema ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... caused by a rigid chest ... edema in acute ... edema • Metabolic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
spaces with pus, edema ... or interstitial lung ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
tolerance, and ankle ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
surrounded by opacified lung ... DDx: pna, pulm edema ... Bronchogram #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology