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On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... ring sign'. - Centrilobular ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: centrilobular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
perilymphatic, random and centrilobular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
nodules the recognition ... narrowing the differential ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... TreeInBud #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
related diseases (centrilobular ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Sometimes the centrilobular opacities are more nodular in appearance as in this case. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Sometimes the centrilobular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Centrilobular ... #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
in centrilobular ... with small nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... #RadiologyAssistant