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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Calcification (seen in CT ... typical eggshell pattern ... #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
fibrosis. ... On a chest X-ray ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... - Chest Radiology ... #Chest #Radiology ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
the left lower lobe ... patients with a UIP ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
The differential ... diagnosis includes ... with upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... smokers, upper lobe ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... diagnosis in this ... The upper lobe predominance ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... emphysema in the upper lobes ... these non-specific CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... radiograph pattern ... wall, a chest x-ray ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest