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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... often easiest to see ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Nodules #Differential
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
pattern. ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Perilymphatic #Comparison
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
, Hepatic cyst, ... CT #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
'diseases' per se ... listed in the table ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential ... Low Attenuation Nodular ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
, Hepatic cyst, ... Contrast #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... diagnosis (Table ... Nodular or irregular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT