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UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... On a chest X-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... histiocytosis or honeycombing ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) pattern on Chest CT
75 M with progressive dyspnea. Typical usual interstitial pneumonia
) pattern on Chest ... Reticulation - Honeycombing ... fibrosis = idiopathic ... #IPF #ChestCT # ... radiology #pulmonary
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
fibrosis. ... artifact); (G) UIP ... pattern with subpleural ... bronchiectasis, and honeycombing ... #Correlation #Table
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... typical eggshell pattern ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
volume loss and fibrotic ... changes in the basal lung ... appearance of honeycombing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
bronchiectasis and subtle honeycombing ... like idiopathic pulmonary ... patients with a UIP ... consider drug-related lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
interstitium by fluid, fibrous ... cells results in a pattern ... differential diagnosis (Table ... Kerley B lines on chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology