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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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Honeycombing Most diseases ... on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Diagram #Comparison
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Smoking related diseases ... (centrilobular emphysema ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
In certain diseases ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Perilymphatic #Comparison
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... disease comes from ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... small (1 -4 mm) nodules ... throughout the lungs ... #Radiology #differential ... #CXR #clinical
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
centrilobular emphysema ... show very similar HRCT ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
disease, it is ... Kerley B lines on chest ... Nodular or irregular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT