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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... interstitial opacities ... Nodule or mass ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On HRCT there are ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... On a CXR the most ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
In many cases a HRCT ... The HRCT - not shown ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Sarcoidosis ... #Nodular #Interstitial
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... listed in the table ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of interstitial ... - Imaging: • CXR ... irregular lines, nodular ... , cavities • HRCT ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
or multifocal ill-defined ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... . 3- Nodule or mass ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung interstitium ... differential diagnosis (Table ... Nodular or irregular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT