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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... lung disease and ... cysts have thick walls ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... pathologic process that fills ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... or alveolar walls ... lung disease (i.e ... in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... cells results in a pattern ... lung disease, it ... differential diagnosis (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology