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On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
pattern. 1. ... of ground-glass ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pattern #NodularPattern ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... The ground-glass ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
of ground-glass ... opacity (80% of cases ... ) or mosaic pattern ... patchy ground-glass ... of ground-glass
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 ... attenuation (ground-glass ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... one post op Cardiology
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
for follow-up of nodules ... lesion has been stable ... of pure ground-glass ... with a benign pattern ... #Management #Radiology