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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... pattern on a CXR ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pattern #Differential
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
UIP UIP is a histologic ... a reticular pattern ... a reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
lung disease (i.e ... predominance: UIP ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... #CT #Patterns # ... Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
pneumonia (AIP, ... HRCT findings in AIP ... AIP. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP #
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
and non-specific interstitial ... fibrosis in chronic ... patients with a UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced