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Chest XRay Interstitial Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Interstitial #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Pattern - Differential ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Interstitial # ... Pattern #Differential ... #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... The cystic pattern ... seen and in many cases ... Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... the following: - Look ... bronchovascular interstitium ... the nodules are diffuse ... #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
or a cystic pattern ... The CXR is of a ... In many of such cases ... #Interstitial # ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... Look for other signs ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• Type of interstitial ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... was caused by multiple ... cysts. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
to segmental, diffuse ... ill-defined densities is interstitial ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant