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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
opacities - Fine Nodular ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
pneumoconiosis and ... the nodular septal ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Perilymphatic #Nodular ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
a patient who had ... CT to rule out pulmonary ... was cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
in sarcoidosis and ... cardiogenic pulmonary ... eosinophilic pneumonia and ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
diseases with a nodular ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... between cardiogenic and ... Kerley B-lines and ... a superimposed pulmonay ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
of an irregular and ... often nodular branching ... represents dilated and ... Pathophys #Radiology #Pulmonary ... TreeInBud #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... non-pulmonary findings ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... in fact this is nodular ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... pleural nodules and ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Nodular ... Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... next to pleura and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HRCT #CTChest #Nodular ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant