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Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... 1) Focal (involving ... a segment or lobe ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
Sometimes a CT is ... necessary to differentiate ... from a lung mass ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... Here a CXR with ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a CXR the most ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... in the adjacent lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... #differential #
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
volume loss and fibrotic ... changes in the basal lung ... caused by the thick walls ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... parenchyma by a ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest