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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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on the basis of HRCT ... findings. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Diagram
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... on HRCT and histology ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT ... lung disease (i.e ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... lung disease comes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... rare idiopathic lung ... with subsequent fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP #
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
show very similar HRCT ... findings ... throughout the whole lung ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
fluid, fibrous ... a predominant finding ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
peribronchovascular interstitium ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Perilymphatic #Comparison ... #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary fibrosis ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
The predominant finding ... the result of fibrosis ... lung disease in ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP