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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... lung disease (i.e ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... lung disease comes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... lung disease, it ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... dependent part of the lungs ... be high in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Pulmonary hemorrhage ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... bronchovascular interstitium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
Sometimes a CT is ... necessary to differentiate ... fracture from a lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
predominance (photo ... negative of pulmonary ... contrast enhanced CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Eosinophilic #Pnemonia #RadiologyAssistant