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Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
pneumonitis The ... are: Mosaic pattern ... shows a mosaic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... specific interstitial pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... Chronic eosinophilic ... Chronic eosinophilic ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
pneumonia (COP), chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Table ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant