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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT ... in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On HRCT there are ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
pattern with a ... The HRCT demonstrates ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial # ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... #NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia ... #GroundGlass #GGO ... #RadiologyAssistant
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
(dark bronchus sign ... fine reticular pattern ... cases, excluding UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest