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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
interstitial lung disease ... there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... The cystic pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... Honeycombing Most diseases ... low attenuation pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... (LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Lung Disease (DCLD ... pattern not consistent ... #Cystic #Lung #Disease ... #DCLD #pulmonary
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... with a nodular pattern ... before the typical cysts ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... before the typical cysts ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
#Pneumonia #Patterns ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Presentation ... #Pulmonary
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
not represent 'diseases ... listed in the table ... specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary