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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
, nodular, high ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Reticular interstitial ... - Solitary Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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bronchovascular interstitium ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern ... #Differential #
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
Perilymphatic distribution ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Nodular #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #NodularPattern ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
a reticular interstitial ... preference at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest ... #Reticular #Interstitial
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Table #Distribution
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
peribronchovascular interstitium ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #NodularPattern
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
diagnosis (Table ... Nodular or irregular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Reticular
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #