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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... lung disease comes ... there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... lung disease and
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Metastases - Interstitial ... - Reticular - ... Diseases #Radiology #Patterns ... #Lung #CXR #XRay ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidations Interstitial ... - Reticular interstitial ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... Consolidation #Patterns
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
demonstrates a reticular ... interstitial pattern ... preference at the lung ... #Interstitial # ... Pattern #Honeycombing
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... fine or coarse reticular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
is a histologic pattern ... to confirm the diagnosis ... pattern at the ... This pattern was ... #Interstitial #
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... cells results in a pattern ... lung disease, it ... (Table). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
correlation in normal lung ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... subpleural, basal reticular ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Correlation #Table
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... pulmonary disease Interstitial ... and obstructive pattern ... #Diagnosis #Differential