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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
Here an example of a large lesion in the right lower lobe, which is difficult to
lesion in the right lower ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #RLL # ... Subtle #Diaphragm #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
a patient with UIP ... reticulation with a lower ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Reticular #ILD #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
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
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... from posterior up ... water-density in the right lower ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
Right lower lobe ... the collapsed lower ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #RLL # ... 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 ... #RLL #Lobar #Collapse
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
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
overinflation of the lower ... segment to creep all ... the way up to the ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant