emphysema vs cyst on CT imaging

• related: chest imaging
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• emphysema: vessels transverse
• cyst: vessels go around

(A) Centrilobular emphysema—note the lack of a true cyst wall and the presence of the centrilobular artery (arrowhead) within the cystic region.¹

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• chest imaging

  • emphysema vs cyst on CT imaging

• cystic lung diseases

  • Cystic lung disease can have multiple etiologies. You must first distinguish between cysts and emphysema (emphysema vs cyst on CT imaging)

Footnotes

1. Murray and Nadel Ch 97 Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ↩