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On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
reticulation with a lower ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis, PCP. - Lower ... predominance: UIP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
a patient with DIP ... density in the lower ... and some mosaic pattern ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... lower zone distribution ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... an upper versus lower ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
flow from the lower ... practice many chest ... comparison with old ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
As in UIP (usual ... regions of the lower ... from that seen in UIP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... GroundGlass #GGO #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
Right lower lobe ... atelectasis Chest ... the collapsed lower ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
There is a right lower ... the collapsed lower ... On a follow-up chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
honeycombing in the left lower ... patients with a UIP ... pattern or NSIP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... DrugRelated #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant