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Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... of these four patterns ... or multifocal ill-defined ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... 96 yrs old, discharged ... 3 wks ago for CAP ... ultrasound bilateral pattern ... #Clinical #Lung
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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity (GGO ... or interstitial lung ... in ground glass pattern ... Pulmonary #CTChest #GGO ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
correlation in normal lung ... Notes: (A) Normal lung ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... Diagnosis #HRCT #POCUS ... #Table #ILD #Findings
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
with ground glass pattern ... hyperperfused lung ... adjacent to oligemic lung ... Radiology #CTChest #GGO ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
consolidation and GG ... pattern, irregular ... zone, GGO, small ... Treatment: • Mild ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
with ground glass pattern ... hyperperfused lung ... adjacent to oligemic lung ... Radiology #CTChest #GGO ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
the cases the lung ... the ground-glass pattern ... two cases with GGO ... #GroundGlass #GGO ... #RadiologyAssistant
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
a very subtle GGO ... image also shows GGO ... fine reticular pattern ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant