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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
The HRCT shows a ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
left we see a chest ... The HRCT shows focal ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #ABPA
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis on HRCT ... disease comes from HRCT ... On HRCT there are ... On a Chest X-Ray ... On a CXR the most
This patient presented with acute dyspnoe and a normal chest film (not shown).
The HRCT at presentation
dyspnoe and a normal chest ... The HRCT at presentation ... A control HRCT ten ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
this case the chest ... In many cases a HRCT ... The HRCT - not shown ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... Radiology #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern ... #Differential #Algorithm
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... The HRCT demonstrates ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #UIP #CTChest #
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
with similarl HRCT ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... RBILD #Comparison #HypersensitivityPneumonitis
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... suspect UIP on the CXR ... A HRCT is needed ... Here a CXR with ... HRCT demonstrated
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Some lobules are involved
are confluent, HRCT ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic #HypersenstitivityPneumonitis