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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #ChestCT
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
spaces with pus, edema ... resolution of the HRCT ... lung disease (i.e ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... lung disease comes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
some of them the old ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #SHITFACED ... #Mnemonic #HRCT ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Sign on Chest CT ... DDx: pna, pulm edema ... , severe ILD, pulm ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... dependent part of the lungs ... the differential diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
peribronchovascular interstitium ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Comparison #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
edema - filling ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant