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CXR
No cardiomegaly
LAE
Mitral stenosis

Restricted LV compliance
- restrictive CM
- hypertrophic CM
- constrictive pericarditis
CXR
No cardiomegaly
Aortic Enlargment
Aortic stenosis
CXR
No cardiomegaly
No LAE
No Aortic Enlargment
Acute MI (pulmonary edema)

Restricted LV compliance
- restrictive CM
- hypertrophic CM
- constrictive pericarditis
CXR
Cardiomegaly
LAE
Mitral regurgitation
CXR
Cardiomegaly
No LAE
Aortic Enlargment
Aortic regurgitation
CXR
Cardiomegaly
No LAE
No Aortic Enlargment
Tricuspid Regurgitation

Dilated CM

Pericardial effusion

Ischemic CM

RV failure
"Wall to wall" heart
TR

Pericardial effusion

Dilated CM
No cardiomegaly
Increased pulmonary vasculature
Non-cyanotic
L-R shunts

LAE w/o Aortic enlargement = VSD

LAE w/ Aortic enlargement = PDA

No LAE or AoE = ASD or PAPVR
No cardiomegaly
Normal/decreased pulmonary vasculature
Cyanotic
TOF
Cardiomegaly
Normal/decreased pulmonary vasculature
Cyanotic
Ebstein's

Tricuspid atresia w/ restricted ASD

Pulmonic stenosis

TR of the newborn
Increased pulmonary vasculature
Cyanotic
"T-lesions"

With narrow mediastinum
= TGA

Truncus arteriosus

TAPVR

Tricuspid atresia

"Tingle ventricle"

DORV/DOLV
Pulmonary edema
Cyanotic
Infradiaphragmatic TAPVR

Heart stress:
- anemia
- hypoxia
- hypocalcemia
- hypoglycemia
- arrythmia
- hypervolemia
- myocarditis

Coarctation
Focal Narrowing of trachea
Post-Intubation stenosis

Wegeners

TB

Fungal Infection

Sarcoid

IBD
Nodular trachea
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (ca++)

Amyloidosis (ca++)

Papillomatosis

Mets
Tracheobronchomegaly
Mounier-Kuhn
-congenital absence or atrophy of elastic fibers

Fibrotic lung dz

Marfan's

Ehlers-Danlos

Cutis laxa
Tracheal mass
90% malignant

SCC

Adenoid cystic

Mucoepidermoid (prox bronch > trachea)

Carcinoid (avid enh.)

Sarcoma

Adeno

Mets
Bronchiectasis
- findings
- diseases and distributions
Bronchiectasis
= thickened bronchi ("tram tracking")
= dilated bronchi (larger than adjacent PA)

BL/upper
- CF
- ABPA (hi density plugs)

Unilater/upper
- TB
- XRT

BL/central
- Williams-Campbell (defective cartilage)

RML
- MAC (lady Windemere's)(+nodules, TIB, masses)

Unilateral/lower
- Post-infectious
- post-obstructive

BL/lower
- AIDS-related airways dz
- Kartagener's/Youngs
- aspiration
- hypogammiglobulinemia

Syndromes:
- Marfan's
- Mounier-Kuhn (+bronchomegaly)
- Williams- Campbell (BL central, defective cartilage)
- Young's (like Kartagener's, immotile cilia)
- Kartagener's (bilateral lower lobe)
- Yellow nail
- Swyer-James (unilateral)

Alpha1 antitrypsin def. (+panacinar emph)
Isolated air trapping
Asthma

BO

HP
Tree-In-Bud opacities
= Impacted small airways

Infection

Panbronchiolitis
Centrilobular nodules (in terms of small airways)
= inflammation small airways

Bronchopneumonia

HP

RB

Follicular bronchiolitis

BOOP
BO (findings and Ddx)
Findings:
- mosaic atte
- bronciectasis
- air trapping

Post Tx

Post viral

CVD
- RA

Inhalation

Drugs
Signs of a subpulmonic pneumothorax
Deep sulcus

Hyperlucent abdomen

Sharp diaphragmatic margin

Double diaphragm
Intrathoracic, extrapleural mass
Mets

MM
Lung:

Benign calcification patterns

Malignant calcification pattern
Benign:
Popcorn
Diffuse
Laminar

Malignant:
Eccentric, stippled
Organisms a/w lobar consolidation
Streptococcus pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Legionella

Mycoplasma
Chronic lobar consolidation
BAC

Alveolar proteinosis

Lymphoma

Lipoid pneumonia

"alveolar" sarcoid
Causes of ARDS
Sepsis

Severe PNA

Trauma

Inhalational injury

Drowning

Drug overdose

Transfusion related
Signs of bronchiectasis
Tram-tracking (thickened bronchial walls)

Ring shadows
Findings of CF on CXR
Hyperinflation

Bronchiectasis

Bronchial wall thickening

Saccular spaces

Mucoid impaction
Cavitary lung lesion
Neoplasm (squamous cell)

Infection (TB, abscess, aspergillus)

Infarct

Wegener's granulomatosus
Signs of a mycetoma (fungus ball)
Air crescent sign

Associated pleural thickening
Right pericardial mass
Pericardial cyst

Pericardial fat pad

Morgagni's hernia

Lipoma

Thymolipoma

Epicardial LN
Posterior mediastinal mass
Neurogenic tumor (70% benign)
- peripheral nerve origin (schwannoma, neuroma)
- sympathetic chain (ganglioma, ganglioneuroma, neuroblastoma)
- paraganglioma (pheo, chemodectoma)

Hemorrhage

Infection
- TB
- Abscess

Extramedullary hematopoeisis
Unilateral whiteout
Pleural effusion (medistinal shift away)

Collapse (mediastinal shift towards)

Post-pneumonectomy
Rib notching
Aortic coarctation

Neurofibroma

Decreased PA flow with collateralization
- PA atresia/hypoplasia/stenosis
- TOF
- Ebstein's anomaly

SVC obstruction with collateral intercostal v flow
Thymic masses
Thymoma/Invasive thymoma

Thyocarcinoma

Thymic cyst

Thymolipoma

Thymic carcinoid
Subcarinal mass
LAD
- bronchogenic CA
- Lymphoma
- GU CA
- H&N CA
- breast CA

Infectious LAD

Sarcoid

Castleman's

Bronchogenic cyst

LA enlargement
PMF
Sarcoid

Silicosis

TB
Eggshell calcifications, mediastinal nodes
Treated lymphoma

Silicosis

Sarcoid

Histo

Amyloidosis

Scleroderma
UIP
- findings
- diseases
UIP findings
- basilar, subpleural distribution
- honeycombing
- irregular linear lines
- traction bronchiectasis
- ggo's

Diseases with UIP
- IPF
- collagen vascular disease (i.e. scleroderma)
- asbestosis
- drug toxicity
- RA
- sarcoid
- chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
NSIP
- findings
- diseases
NSIP findings
- basilar, subpleural distribution
- NO honeycombing
- irregular linear lines
- traction bronchiectasis
- ggo's
- "crazy paving"
- traction bronchiolectasis

Diseases with NSIP
- Idiopathic
- Collagen vascular disease (scleroderma)
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Drug toxicity (gold, nitrofurantoin, amiodarone, vincristine)
- Radiation
Ghon focus

Ranke complex
Ghon focus is a residual calcified lung nodule after TB

Tanke complex is a Ghon focus + calcified mediastinal lymph node
PCWP at which interstitial edema starts
17 mm Hg
Pulmonary AVMs
A/W HHT

Sx:
- stroke
- brain abscess
- dsypnea
- cyanosis

20% multiple
Wedge shaped, peripheral lung opacity
Infarct (esp. if central lucency and feeding vessel)

Hemorrhage

Met

PNA
Multiple large masses
Mets

Septic emboli

Lymphoma (immuno compromised) (hot on Ga-scan)

Kaposi's (immuno compromised) (cold on Ga-scan)

Fungal
Superior mediastinal mass
Thyroid goiter

Lymphoma

Met

Hemorrhage

Thymic mass

Lymphatic malformation
Chronic consolidation
TB

BAC

Lipoid pneumonia

Round atx

Lymphoma

Alveolar proteinosis

Sarcoid
Central endobronchial tumors
Squamous cell

Carcinoid

Harmartoma

Mucoepidermoid

Adenoid cystic

Mets
Diffuse cystic lung disease
LAM (lymphangiomyomatosis)

EG (LCH)
Low-density peripherally enhancing lymph nodes
TB

Fungal infection

Mets (seminoma)
PCP pneumonia
XR
- Central reticulonodular pattern
- ggo
- may be normal on XR

CT
- extensive symmetric ggo, centrally > peripherally
- thickened septal lines
- +/- consolidation
- cysts of differing sizes in UL
Calcified LNs
Treated lymphoma

TB

Sarcoid

Fungal (histploplasmosis)

Silicosis

Metastatic Osteosarcoma/mucinous adeno CA
Pulmonary LCH
Peribronchial nodules
Bizarre cysts
Cavitary lesions
Bases and costophrenic angles spared
Mediastinal lipomatosis
Obesity

Steroid use

Cushings
Chonic infiltrative lung disease - Upper Lobe Predominance
Sarcoid

Silicosis

Coal Workers pneumoconiosis

Berylliosis

Ankylosing spondylitis

LCH
Malignancies a/w endobronchial metastasis
Breast

Colon

Renal

Melanoma

Thyroid
Mucoid impaction/mucocele formation
CF

ABPA

Bronchial atresia

Endobronchial lesion
Centrilobular GGO
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

RB

RB-ILD

LCH

PCP
Thymic hyperplasia
- MRI characteristics
- DDx
Drop on in and out of phase MR

DDx:
Myasthenia gravis

Post-chemotherapy/steroids

Hyperthyroidism

RA

Scleroderma

Red cell aplasia
Solid nodule with GGO halo
Aspergillosis

BAC/AIS

Candidiasis

CMV
Highest chance of malignancy? Benignancy?

a) solid nodule

b) ggo nodule

c) mixed solid and ggo nodule
Mixed solid and ggo nodule has highest chance of malignancy.

Solid nodule has highest chance of benignancy.
Peripheral consolidation
Loeffler's syndrome aka simple pulmonary eosinophilia
- single or multiple nonsegemental UL/MLZ distribution


Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
- UL predominance
- "photographic negative of pulmonary edema"
- rapid response to steroids
- subpleural sparing

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

Infarct

Vasculitis
Pulmonary gangrene
Cavitation and lung parenchymal sloughing within a site of prior consolidation

Staph aureus

Klebsiella

TB

Mucormycetes
Bronchiolitis obliterans
- findings
- Ddx
Bronchiolitis obliterans
- bronchial dilation (subbronchial/peribronchial fibrosis causing narrowing)
- air trapping (expiratory)
- mosaic perfusion

DDx
- lung transplant/BMT
- viral infection
- inhalational injury
- RA
- IBD
Slow-growing mets

Fast growing mets
Leiomyoma (hx myomectomy or hysterectomy)
Salivary gland
Thyroid

GCT
Sarcoma
Melanoma
Abestosis
Thickened septal lines
Subpleural curvilinear lines
Parenchymal bands
Honeycombing
Subpleural dependent density
Tracheomalacia
Primary:
Congenital

Secondary:
Post-intubation

COPD

Relapsing polychondritis
- ear and nose involved
- autoimmune destruction
- diffuse thinning

Trauma

Infection

External compression
Mucoid impaction
APBA

CF

TB bronchostenosis

endobronchial mass

bronchial atresisa
Solitary fibrous tumor
aka fibrous tumor of the pleura
partially circumscribed pulmonary mass

changes in position with respiration

60% benign/40% malignant

a/w
hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
episodic hypoglycemia
Lung nodule in a post transplant patient
Aspergillus

Nocardia

PTLD
- a/w EBV
- hilar or mediastinal LAD

Mets

Primary malignancy
Calcified lung nodules
Heald varicella pneumonia

Healed histoplasmosis

Silicosis

Metastatic disease
- thyroid
- breast
- adenocarcinoma (colon, ovary)
- osteosarcoma
Avidly enhancing LAD
Castleman's
- aka angiofollicular benign LN hyperplasia)
- risk for lymphomatous transformation

Mets
- thyroid
- melanoma
- carcinoid
- RCC
Unilateral hyperlucent lung
FB obstruction (ball-valve)

Asthma

Pneumothorax

Swyer-James

Extrinsic bronchial mass

Vascular ring

Hypogenetic lung syndrome

Bulla

Pulmonary aplasia

Poland syndrome
Aberrant right subclavian artery
- Sx a/w?
- prevalence?
Dysphagia lusoria

1%
Diffuse GGO
Diffuse GGO:
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Pulmonary edema

Pulmonary hemorrhage

Atypical infection (PCP, CMV)
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (7)
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
- UIP
- NSIP
- COP
- RB-ILD
- DIP
- LIP
- AIP
COP
COP

Peripheral and peribronchovascular consolidation
Atoll sign
Irregular nodules
3 patterns of amiodarone toxicity
3 patterns of amiodarone toxicity

NSIP

COP
- with high density sub pleural nodules

ARDS
Peribronchovascular nodules
Peribronchovascular nodules

Sarcoid
Lymphoma
Kaposi's
Lymphangitic metastases
Multiple tracheobronchial masses
Multiple tracheobronchial masses

Tracheobronchial papillomatosis

Amyloid

Mets
CPAM

CLO
cystic pulmonary airway malformation

congenital lobar overinflation
Cysts and GGO
Cysts and GGO

LIP
PCP
LIP
- findings
- Diseases
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
- diffuse GGO
- thin walled cysts
- lymphomatous transformation

DDx
- viral infection
- Sjogrens
- pernicious anemia
- hepatitis
- myasthenia gravis
Diffuse consolidation
ACUTE
• Edema
• Infection
• Hemorrhage
• ARDS

CHRONIC
• COP
• Eosinophilic pneumonia
• BAC (AIS)
• Lymphoma
• Sarcoid
• Alveolar proteinosis
• Lipoid pneumonia
Ground glass opacities
- Acute
- Chronic
Ground glass opacities

Acute
• Edema
• Infection
• Hemorrhage
• ARDS

Chronic
• Interstitial disease
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
• COP
• Eosinophilic pneumonia
• BAC (AIS)
• Alveolar proteinosis
• Lipoid pneumonia
Multiple, large chronic consolidations with air bronchograms
Multiple, large chronic consolidations with air bronchograms

• BAC/AIS
• Lymphoma
• Alveolar sarcoid
• COP
Peribronchovascular consolidation
Peribronchovascular consolidation

• Tumors - BAC/AIS, Lymphoma
• COP
• Alveolar sarcoid
Peripheral lung lesions
Peripheral lung lesions

• Pneumonia
• Infarct
• Contusion
• Eosinophilic pneumonia ( Loefflers, chronic)
• COP
• BAC
• Pleural lesions
• Pulmonary neoplasms
Diffuse consolidation and nodules
Diffuse consolidation and nodules

• BAC (AIS)
• Sarcoidosis
• Lymphoma
• Infection
Crazy-paving
Acute
Chronic
Immunosuppressed
Crazy-paving

Acute
• Edema
• hemorrhage
• infection (PJP)
• ARDS

Chronic
• Alveolar proteinosis
• Lipoid pneumonia
• BAC (AIS)

Immunosuppressed
• PJP
Lung lesion extending to soft tissue
Lung lesion extending to soft tissue

• Neoplasms
• Infections
- Empyema necessitans
- Actinomycosis
- nocardiosis
- TB
Solitary pulmonary nodule
Solitary pulmonary nodule

• Granuloma
• Neoplasm
- Cancer
- met
- lymphoma
• Hamartoma
• Fungal infection
• AVM
• Infarction
• Abscess
• Round atelectasis
• Lipoma, fibroma, leiomyoma
• Lymph node
• Rheumatoid, amyloid
Multiple large pulmonary nodules
Multiple large pulmonary nodules

• Metastasis
• Infections
- Septic emboli
- fungal
- TB
- Hydatid
• Wegener's
• rheumatoid
• AVM
Large nodules with calcification
Large nodules with calcification

• Granulomatous- TB, histo

• Hamartomas
- Carney’s triad
- pulmonary chondroma
- GIST
- functioning extraadrenal paraganglioma

• Mets- Mucinous, osteo/chondrosarcoma
Nodules in upper and middle lobes
Nodules in upper and middle lobes

• Sarcoidosis

• Silicosis

• Histiocytosis
Centrilobular nodules
Centrilobular nodules (NO SUBPLEURAL NODULES)

• Small airway/vascular disease
• Bronchiolitis/RB
• Bronchopneumonia
• Endobronchial TB
• MAC
• HP
• Endobronchial tumor (BAC/AIS)
• Pneumoconiosis
• Edema
• hemorrhage
• vasculitis
Random nodules
Random nodules (DIFFUSE, UNIFORM)

• Miliary TB
• Miliary Fungus
• Mets - Hematogenous
• Sarcoidosis
Perilymphatic nodules
Perilymphatic nodules (DIFFUSE, NONUNIFORM)

• Sarcoidosis
• Lymphangitic metastasis
• Silicosis
• CWP
• Amyloidosis
• LIP
Tree-in-bud opacities
Tree-in-bud

INFECTION INFECTION INFECTION
• Endobronchial TB or MAC
• Fungal
• Bronchopneumonia
• Follicular bronchiolitis, panbronchiolitis
• Bronchiectasis, bronchitis, asthma
• CF, ABPA
• Aspiration
• BAC/AIS
Small airway disease
Small airway disease

• Impaction - Tree in bud opacities

• Inflammation - Centrilobular nodules

• Obstruction - Mosaic perfusion, air trapping
Air trapping
Air trapping

• Bronchiolitis obliterans

• Bronchiolitis
- viral
- MAI

• Asthma, Chronic bronchitis

• Bronchiectasis, ABPA
Mosaic attenuation
Vessel caliber is smaller within dark area
= Dark area is abnormal
=> Do expiratory phase

IF Air trapping
= Small airway disease
• Bronchiolitis obliterans
• Viral bronchiolitis
• Constrictive bronchiolitis
• Subacute HP
• Asthma

IF No air trapping
= Small vessel disease
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Chronic PE
• Vasculitis

Vessel caliber is same throughout
= Bright area is abnormal
=> Ground glass opacities differential
Cystic lung disease
Cystic lung disease

• LAM
• LCH
• NF
• Bulla
• CF
• HP
• LIP
• PJP
• Honeycombing
Cysts with ground glass
Cysts with ground glass

• PJP - Immunocompromised

• LIP – collagen vascular disease

• DIP - smokers

• LAM – Females, multiple
Congenital cystic lesions of lung
Congenital cystic lesions of lung

• CPAM
• CLO
• Intralobar sequestration
• Bronchogenic cyst
Single cavitary lesion
Single cavitary lesion

• TB, mycetoma

• Malignancy - Irregular, thick wall

• Abscess - Thinner wall, satellite nodules

• Vasculitis

• Sequestration

• Hydatid dz
Multiple peripheral cavitating lesions
Multiple peripheral cavitating lesions

• Septic emboli (IVDA) (TB, fungus, nocardia)

• Cavitating metastasis (Squamous from HN/Cx TCC)

• Wegener’s

• Rheumatoid

• LCH

• Papillomatosis
Cavities
Cavities

• Thick walled
- cancer
- abscess
- vasculitis
- lymphoma
- mets
- RA
- TB

• Thin walled
- Post traumatic
- bullae
- pneumatocele
- hydatid
Cavity in upper lobe
Cavity in upper lobe

• TB

• Fungus

• Neoplasm

• Wegener’s, sarcoidosis

• Septic emboli
Cavity in Alveolar proteinosis
Cavity in Alveolar proteinosis

• Nocardia

• Aspergillus

• Mucormycetes
Septal thickening
Septal thickening

• Edema
• Fibrosis
• Nodular
- Sarcoidosis
- Lymphangitis
- silicosis
• Infection
- Miliary TB
IIP
UIP
• Basal/peripheral
• Reticular abnormalities
• Traction bronchiectasis
• Honeycombing
• Ground glass +

NSIP
• Basal predominance
• Subpleural sparing;
• Confluent Ground glass
• Reticular lines
• Traction bronchiectasis
• Consolidation +/-
• No honeycombing

DIP
• Smokers
• Lower lobe
• Peripheral Ground glass
• Cysts

RB-ILD
• Upper lobe
• Centrilobular nodules
• Ground glass +/-
• Emphysema, air trapping

COP
• Peribronchovascular/subpleural consolidation
• Ground glass

LIP
• Lower lobe
• Collagen vascular disease
• Ground glass
• Cysts
• perivascular/subpleural reticular abnormalities

AIP
• Ground glass consolidation
• Fine reticulation
• Traction bronchiectasis
Progressive massive fibrosis
Progressive massive fibrosis

• Silicosis, CWP, Talcosis, berylliosis

• Sarcoidosis

• TB, Fungal disease
Lower lobe fibrosis
Lower lobe fibrosis

• UIP
• Asbestosis
• CVD- Scleroderma
• Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
• Drugs
Upper lobe fibrosis
Upper lobe fibrosis

• TB, Histoplasmosis
• PMF
- silicosis, CWP
• Sarcoidosis
• Cystic fibrosis
• LCH
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Radiation
Perihilar interstitial opacities
Perihilar interstitial opacities

• Edema
• Atypical infections
• Lymphangitis
• Sarcoidosis
Interstitial opacities with hilar adenopathy
Interstitial opacities with hilar adenopathy

• Sarcoidosis

• Lymphangitis

• CHF

• UIP
Interstitial opacities with increased lung volume
Interstitial opacities with increased lung volume

• LAM
• LCH
• Emphysema
Fluid attenuation lesion in lung
Fluid attenuation lesion in lung

• Mucus plugging

• Loculated effusion

• Bronchogenic cyst

• Hydatid
Tubular opacities in lungs
Tubular opacities in lungs

• Mucoid impaction
• AVM
• Varix
• PAPVR
Mucus plugging- finger in glove
Mucus plugging - finger in glove

• ABPA - Upper lobe, high density
• Bronchial atresia - LUL, surrounded by air trapping
• Asthma, bronchiectasis, CF
• Endobronchial lesion
Unilateral increased density
Unilateral increased density

• lung tx
• Pulmonary edema - Unilateral
• Lymphangitis - Volume loss
- Breast
- lung
• sarcoid
• lymphoma
Unilateral pulmonary edema
Unilateral pulmonary edema

• Gravitational
• Emphysema in opposite lung
• Pulmonary artery/venous abnormality opp lung, e.g PE
• Rapid expansion (Pneumothorax, PLEF)
• Acute MR in acute MI
• Recent lung transplant
Non cardiogenic pulmonary edema
Non cardiogenic pulmonary edema

• Neurogenic
• High-altitude
• ARDS
• Drugs
• Toxic fumes
• Near-drowning
Hyperlucency
Hyperlucency

• Technical
• Chest wall (mastectomy, POLAND)
• Pneumothorax
• Emphysema
• Air trapping
- FB
- constrictive bronchiolitis
- bronchial atresia
- Intralobar sequestration
• Swyer-James
• Vascular - Oligemia
Focal lucency in lung
Focal lucency in lung

• Bullous disease
• Bronchial obstruction (FB, tumor, stricture, atresia)
• Sequestration
• CPAM
• Oligemia
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax

• Alveolar/bulla rupture
• Iatrogenic
• Trauma
• Bronchopleural fistula (Abscess, mets, PCP, LAM)
• Spontaneous
• Catamenial
Pneumomediastinum
Pneumomediastinum

• Barotrauma
• Ruptured esophagus
- Iatrogenic
- FB
- Boerhave
- trauma
• Extension from retroperitoneum/neck
Pneumatocele
Pneumatocele

• Infections
- PJP
- staphylococcus
• Post traumatic
• Barotrauma
• Hydrocarbon ingestion
Nodular trachea
Nodular trachea

• Papillomatosis
• Mets
• Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica
• Amyloid

Nodular, calcified trachea
• TO (spares posterior membrane)
• Amyloid (does not spare)
Focal tracheal thickening, sparing of posterior wall
Focal tracheal thickening, sparing of posterior wall

• Relapsing polychondritis
• Tracheobronchopathica osteochondroplastica
Endobronchial mass
Endobronchial mass

• Infection
- TB
- Histoplasma
• broncholith
• Inflammatory
- Sarcoid
- amyloid
• FB
• Neoplasms
- Squamous
- adenoid cystic
- mucoepidermoid
- carcinoid
- mets (melanoma, thyroid, kidney, breast, colon)
Endobronchial vascular lesion
Endobronchial vascular lesion

• Carcinoid
• Vascular metastasis
- Melanoma
- breast
• Glomus tumor
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis

Upper lobe
• CF
• Sarcoidosis
• Radiation

Central
• ABPA
• Mounier Kuhn (+tracheomegaly)
• Williams-Campbell

Middle lobe
• MAI
• Immotile cilia syndrome

Peripheral Lower lobe
• Infection
• Aspiration
• Hypogammaglobulineamia
• Fibrosis
• Transplant rejection

Focal
• Atresia
• External compression
• Malignancy
• Broncholithiasis
• Stenosis
Lower lobe panacinar emphysema
Lower lobe panacinar emphysema

• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
• Ritalin lung
Apical cap (> 6mm)
Apical cap (> 6mm)

Unilateral
•Cancer
•Lymphoma from mediastinum/neck
•Hematoma
•Abscess from mediastinum/neck
•Radiation

Bilateral
• Radiation
• Mediastinal lipomatosis
• Vascular abnormalities
(coarctation)
Pleural masses
Pleural masses

• Loculated effusion

• Benign
- Lipoma
- NF
- solitary fibrous tumor (60% benign)

• Malignant
- Mesothelioma
- metastasis (lung, breast, GI, melanoma)
- thymoma
Pleural based mass in a patient with asbestos exposure
Pleural based mass in a patient with asbestos exposure

• Loculated effusion
• Round atelectasis
• Mesothelioma
• Bronchogenic CA
Air in pleura
Air in pleura

• Thoracentesis
• Bronchopleural fistula
• Gas-forming organisms
Fibrothorax
Fibrothorax

• TB
• Empyema
• Old hemothorax
Bronchopleural fistula
Bronchopleural fistula

• Trauma
• Iatrogenic
• Lung necrosis
• Malignancy
Pleural uptake in PET
Pleural uptake in PET

• Mesothelioma
• Metastasis
• Thymoma
• Pleurodesis
Anterior mediastinal mass
Anterior mediastinal mass

• Thyroid, thymus, germ cell, lymphoma
• Fat
• Vascular
• Fluid collection
• Morgagni hernia
Thymic hyperplasia
Thymic hyperplasia

• Myasthenia gravis
• Rebound from chemotherapy/steroids
• Hyperthyroidism
• Red cell aplasia
Middle Mediastinal masses
Middle Mediastinal masses

• Vascular
• Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphoma
- bronchogenic carcinoma
- infection
- reactive
• Neoplasm
- Bronchogenic
- Mets
• Bronchogenic cyst
Posterior mediastinal masses
Posterior mediastinal masses

• Neurogenic tumor
• Esophagus
- Hiatal hernia
- duplication cyst
- tumor
• Vascular
• Extramedullary hematapoeisis
Low density nodes
Low density nodes

• TB, MAI, HIV
• Mets (SCC)
• Lymphoma post treatment
• Whipple’s
Mediastinal soft tissue
Mediastinal soft tissue

Neoplastic infiltration
• Lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Metastasis

Inflammation
• Acute mediastinitis
• Fibrosing mediastinitis
• Erdheim Chester disease
Cannonball mets
Cannonball mets

• Colon
• Testis/ovary
• Renal
• Osteosarcoma
Halo sign
Halo sign

• Angioinvasive fungal infection
- immunocompromised pts
• Infections
- Candida
- CMV
- herpes
- coccidiomycosis
• Tumors
- Met angiosarcoma
- Kaposi’s
• BAC/AIS
• Wegeners
Reverse Halo / Atoll sign
Reverse Halo Atoll sign

• COP
• Paracoccidiomycosis
• Infarct
CT angiogram sign
CT angiogram sign

• BAC/AIS - lobar form
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary edema
• Obstructive pneumonitis due to central lung tumors
• Lymphoma
• Mets from GI carcinomas
Head cheese sign
(Ground glass opacity with air trapping)
Head cheese sign
(Ground glass opacity with air trapping)

• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
• DIP
• Mycoplasma
• Sarcoidosis
Post pneumonectomy
Post pneumonectomy

First 24 hours, postpneumonectomy side contains only air  Slight shift of the mediastinum toward the pneumonectomized side
 Slight elevation of ipsilateral hemidiaphragm

Postpneumonectomy space fills with serosanguineous fluid at rate of 2 rib spaces/day
 By end of 2 weeks, 80-90% of space obliterated
 By 4 months, complete obliteration

Mediastinum gradually shifts more toward side of pneumonectomy
 Maximum shift at 6-8 months

Failure of this ipsilateral shift almost always indicates an abnormality in the postpneumonectomy space, including:
 BP fistula
 Empyema
 Hemorrhage
 Chylothorax
Post pneumonectomy cavity
Post pneumonectomy cavity

Filling too quickly
• Hemorrhage
• bronchopleural fistula
• Chylothorax
• empyema

Emptying too quickly:
• Bronchopleural fistula
• Empyema necessitatis
• Diaphragmatic rent
• Incisional dehiscence
HIV patient - pulmonary
HIV patient - pulmonary

• Reticulonodular opacities - PJP
• Crazy paving- PJP
• Pneumatoceles- PJP
• GG with cysts- PJP, LIP
• Multiple nodules
- Infection (Fungal, TB, septic)
- Neoplastic (Lymphoma, KS)
• Nodules, PLEF, LN- Crypto, TB
• Miliary nodules- TB, fungal, PJP
• Nodules and pneumatoceles- LIP
• Peribronchovascular masses- KS
• Consolidation- Bacterial pneumonia, TB
• Low density nodes- TB, MAI
TNM staging of lung cancer
TNM staging of lung cancer

• T1 = <3cm
- T1a <2cm
- T1b 2-3cm

• T2 = 3-7 cm
- T2a 3-5 cm
- T2b 5-7 cm
- invasion of visceral pleura
- obstructive pneumonia /atelectasis of less than
1/3rd of lung
- Airway invasion > 2 cm from carina

• T3- > 7 cm
- invasion of parietal pleura, diaphragm, chest wall
- obstructive pneumonia/atelectasis of entire lung
- Airway invasion < 2 cm from carina
- Satellite nodule in the same lobe

• T4
- invasion of trachea, esophagus, heart, great vessels,
mediastinum, vertebra
- Satellite nodules in different lobe of same lung

• N1- ipsilateral hilar/bronchial nodes
• N2- ipsilateral mediastinal
• N3- contralateral mediastinal/supraclavicular

• M1a- Nodule in opposite lung; Malignant pleural
effusion
• M1b- Distal metastasis
Miliary nodules
TB

Fungal

Mets
- thyroid
- melanoma

Sarcoid

LCH
Air within empyema
Iatrogenic

Bronchopleural fistula

Gas-forming organism
Nodular pleural masses
Mets
- lung
- breast
- GI
- melanoma

Mesothelioma

Thymoma
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