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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Differential #Table
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... fine or coarse reticular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... bronchiolitis: ill ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
normal HV/PV/RV patterns ... flow pattern abnormalities ... with severe flow pattern ... IVC #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
The HRCT shows diffuse ... and some mosaic pattern ... Reticular abnormalities ... cessation of smoking #Clinical ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... presentations - ILD ... DCLD #pulmonary #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #differential
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... : reticular nodular ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant