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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... , is to look at ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... COP. ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On HRCT there are ... low attenuation (table ... on a CXR. ... in many cases UIP ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... and GG pattern, ... , cavities • HRCT ... : patchy consolidation ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... the following: - Look ... the nodules are diffuse ... Radiology #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
. 1- Consolidation ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... the amount of air ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
characterized by diffuse ... The histologic pattern ... aswell as the HRCT ... are diffuse or ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
maybe there is an air-bronchogram ... with multifocal consolidations ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... , OP and LIP have ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant