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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... Chest X-Ray it can ... can be seen and ... many cases UIP can ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... low attenuation pattern ... can be readily ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... COP. ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... some diseases can ... more than one pattern ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
in the nodular pattern ... small nodules can ... Nodules can usually ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern ... Comparison #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
in ground glass pattern ... can be helpfull ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
is a histologic pattern ... as a reticular pattern ... many cases you can ... This pattern was ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
versus Reticular It can ... with a reticular pattern ... or a cystic pattern ... or a reticular pattern ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... as far as you can ... recognized that this pattern ... differential as we can ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
density, which can ... the following patterns ... Radiology #CXR #Lung #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant