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Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and UIP. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #Table ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
consolidation #Clinical ... #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #HighAttenuation ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
HRCT findings in ... photo negative of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... A HRCT is needed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Honeycombing represents the second reticular pattern recognizable on HRCT.
Because of the cystic appearance, honeycombing is also
recognizable on HRCT ... usual interstitial pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Honeycombing ... #RadiologyAssistant
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial pneumonia ... aswell as the HRCT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant