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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 ... Reticular interstitial ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On HRCT there are ... , high and low attenuation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation ... pattern 1. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation ... Non specific interstitial ... Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Reticular ... Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... #radiology
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... attributed to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... Infarction - peripheral ... oxygen level and high ... this is nodular interstitial ... #Causes #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 ... : reticular nodular ... high attenuation ... (ground-glass, consolidation ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Reticular pattern ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Reticular #Pattern ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant