10 results
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
-
attenuation or ... - Emphysema - Lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Mosaic Attenuation ... on Chest CT • ... CT in a lobular ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
 •
CT • Parallel, ... bronchiectasis, CF ... , ILD, necrotizing ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
CT • Juxtaposition ... normal and high attenuation ... #Cheese #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
CT • Patent airways ... edema, severe ILD ... Bronchogram #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... with old fims can ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In pulmonar embolism ... Here we see an old ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
abnormally low attenuation ... Pulmonary vessels ... the other hand, mild ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Panlobular
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
-
right with the pulmonary ... penicillamine) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Mosaic #Attenuation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management