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Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
them from cysts ... the surrounding lung ... Cysts occur without ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... a thick wall Cyst ... visible wall #CXR ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
: - LAM: round cysts ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... When the cysts have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... cyst in the upper ... leading to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... thick walls of the cysts ... film with long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... cyst has formed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
attached to the chest ... cyst in the upper ... leading to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax