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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... four patterns: ... low attenuation (table ... The cystic pattern ... pattern on a CXR
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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pattern The algorithm ... are visible, the pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
pattern of experience ... control • The pattern ... situations • The pattern ... functioning • The pattern ... adolescence • The pattern
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... involvement, irregular pattern ... #Classification
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
heterogenous group of disorders ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
interpretation of HRCT ... the dominant HR-pattern ... : reticular nodular ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... limited differential diagnosis ... (Table). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT