Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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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cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
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 ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
them from cysts ... the surrounding lung ... associated pulmonary ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 β€’ Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 β€’ Lymphoma
 β€’
, hyperplasia, cyst ... β€’ Bronchogenic cysts ... , Pericardial Cysts ... Sarcoma, Metastatic Lung ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Round, smooth cysts ... Bizarre/irregular cysts ... - PLCH Round cysts ... /FB, LCDD, SS Cyst ... #differential
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : - LAM: round cysts ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Cysts ... #Differential #Comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... a thick wall Cyst ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... - bronchogenic cyst ... #Diagnosis # ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
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 ... On the CT we can ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest