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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
pneumonias (IIPs ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Non specific interstitial ... Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
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
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) ... #CTChest #UIP # ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... lung disease, it ... differential diagnosis (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... thick walls of the cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... Reticular #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... pneumonia (AIP, ... rare idiopathic lung ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... One should be able ... bordered by the lung ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant