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Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... arrow); (E) NSIP fibrotic ... red arrow) in a fibrotic ... Diagnosis #HRCT #POCUS ... #Table #ILD #Findings
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... combinations of fibrosis ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... Even fibrosis as ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
the following findings ... the peripheral lung ... COPD and cystic fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
highly significant finding ... potentially treatable lung ... the cases the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... GroundGlass #GGO #RadiologyAssistant
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
high risk for lung ... Their findings are ... listed in the table ... #EBM #Radiology ... MalignancyRate #Rate #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
very similar HRCT findings ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... throughout the whole lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
The radiographic findings ... pneumonitis or fibrosis ... consider drug-related lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
The findings on ... volume loss and fibrotic ... changes in the basal lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Reticular #ILD #RadiologyAssistant