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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 ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Perilymphatic ... #Nodular #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT ... as seen in fibrosis ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary bulla seen on chest #CT. #radiology #radiologyassistant #diagnosis #ctchest #em
Pulmonary bulla ... seen on chest #CT ... #radiology #radiologyassistant ... #diagnosis #ctchest ... #em
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Even fibrosis as ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential ... #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
COPD and cystic fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
The HRCT shows diffuse ... abnormalities and signs ... of fibrosis are ... #CTChest #DIP # ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant