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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
consolidation, is to look ... at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #CXR #Consolidation
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... the following: - Look ... are visible, the pattern ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... lymphoma, Diffuse ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
Assessing ROSC during CPR ... zero WAVEFORM PATTERNS ... surface - Pattern ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #patterns #diagnosis
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... , OP and LIP have ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
Basic Interpretation ... the dominant HR-pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... - LIP/FB, LCDD ... , SS Cyst pattern ... presentations - ILD ... Disease #DCLD #pulmonary
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... mandatory for the interpretion ... PCP would be on top ... probably would be pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant