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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #LowAttenuation ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Non specific interstitial ... bronchiectasis, no honeycombing ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... histiocytosis or honeycombing ... frequently presents as ... in many cases UIP ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT as ... in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
UIP manifests as ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #Reticular #Interstitial ... #Pattern #Honeycombing ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... The histologic pattern ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #AIP #AcuteInterstitialPneumonia ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
dominant pattern ... As in UIP (usual ... fibrosis with honeycombing ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... GroundGlass #GGO #RadiologyAssistant
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
fine reticular pattern ... Notice the lack of honeycombing ... as diagnosis. ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant