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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
most frequently caused ... The other cause ... PCP-infection as a first ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
First there is equalisation ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
Sarcoidosis In this case ... In many cases a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Sarcoidosis ... #Nodular #Interstitial
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
opacities - Fine Nodular ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... with signs of CHF ... At first glance ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... Sarcoidosis - at first ... in fact this is nodular ... #Radiology #CXR
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
cystic fibrosis (CF ... with asthma or CF ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
Sarcoidosis On a CXR ... sarcoidosis usually first ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #NodularInterstitial ... #Nodular #Interstitial
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral