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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Differential #Table
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... on HRCT and histology ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
with subtle HRCT-findings ... these non-specific CT ... broad differential diagnosis ... interpretion of the HRCT ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... a predominant finding ... (Table). ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Characteristic finding ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... and confirmatory findings ... on HRCT is highly ... #diagnosis #management
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
eg. chest chest CT ... , or ultrasound) ... have pre-existing mild ... Findings as described ... TRALI l, and b Stable