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Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Distribution #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In a normal chest ... supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
perilymphatic distribution ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
making an accurate diagnosis ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Perilymphatic #Comparison
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... level <100 pg/ml ... or peripheral distribution ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #cardiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... gravitational distribution ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... we describe a chest ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... myocardial ischemia, chest ... associated with rheumatologic ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis