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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
on HRCT Most of ... disease comes from HRCT ... On HRCT there are ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity (GGO ... resolution of the HRCT ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
ground-glass opacity on HRCT ... usually associated HRCT ... findings of fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GroundGlass
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
pneumonitis The key findings ... Fibrosis and parenchymal ... The HRCT shows a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
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 #Sarcoidosis
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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on the basis of HRCT ... findings. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... fibrosis. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... Correlation #Table #ILD #Findings
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... of morphologic findings ... on HRCT and histology ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... A HRCT is needed ... HRCT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
in differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Perilymphatic