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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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The fourth pattern ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... diseases with a ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
IIPs) comprise a ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... bronchovascular interstitium ... , it is likely a ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... pattern of reticular ... lung disease, it ... pulmonary edema ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... a reticular pattern ... at the lung bases ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial ... #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
in the nodular pattern ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... structures of the lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Comparison #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
year-old woman with a ... temporary insertion of a ... neck (shown in video ... and perivascular interstitium ... connecting fascial and anatomic
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... low attenuation (emphysema ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
like idiopathic pulmonary ... and non-specific interstitial ... pattern seen in ... consider drug-related lung ... DrugRelated #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant