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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT ... predominance: UIP ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GGO #GroundGlassOpacity
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... listed in the table ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... and LIP have been ... #Idiopathic #Interstitial
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... pattern on a CXR ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
fibrosis. ... a reticular pattern ... a reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
As in UIP (usual ... NSIP may be idiopathic ... from that seen in UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
pneumonia (AIP, ... findings in AIP ... the diagnosis AIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP #
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
The radiographic findings ... patients with a UIP ... pattern or NSIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant