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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #ILD #Findings ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
multilayered thick-walled cysts ... lymphadenopathy #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... #Pneumonitis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Pulmonary Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Neoplasm Pulmonary Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The case on the left shows subpleural honeycomb cysts in several contiguous layers.
There is also a
subpleural honeycomb cysts ... typical for Usual Interstitial ... Pneumonia (UIP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP #
Honeycombing represents the second reticular pattern recognizable on HRCT.
Because of the cystic appearance, honeycombing is also
feature of usual interstitial ... pneumonia (UIP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Honeycombing ... UsualInterstitialPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
reticular densities caused ... thick walls of the cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant