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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
The findings on ... changes in the basal lung ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... pus is coughed up ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... very similar HRCT findings ... throughout the whole lung ... #CTChest #UIP # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial pneumonia ... rare idiopathic lung ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
The predominant finding ... distribution of UIP ... common interstitial lung ... #CTChest #NSIP ... #RadiologyAssistant