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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... (centrilobular emphysema ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
centrilobular emphysema ... show very similar HRCT ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Comparison #Chronic
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
pneumatocele, emphysema ... we describe a chest ... X-ray, we are trying ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
in the affected lung ... the other hand, mild ... difficult to detect on HRCT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Panlobular
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... the surrounding lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
with subtle HRCT-findings ... are paraseptal emphysema ... there is a broad differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... The differential ... abnormality includes an old ... calcified empyema ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
x-ray and has a ... limited differential ... produces only mild ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Collapse #Patterns #Comparison