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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... (table). ... common pattern ... pattern on a CXR ... in many cases UIP
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Cytoplasmic Patterns ... Nuclear Patterns ... • Homogeneous pattern ... : • Reticular/ ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Interstitial - Reticular ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
acute reticular ... pattern is most ... frequently caused ... The other cause ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... pattern with a ... preference at the lung bases ... demonstrates honeycombing and ... #Interstitial #Pattern
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... or multifocal ill-defined ... fine or coarse reticular ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
glass opacities and ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... subpleural, basal reticular ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year old ... patern and that's ... recognized that this pattern ... was caused by multiple ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR