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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
left a typical case ... Pulmonary vessels ... is diffuse and ... the other hand, mild ... PanlobularEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... low attenuation (emphysema ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant