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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
-
The fourth pattern ... low attenuation pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #LowAttenuation
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
pattern. 1. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Pattern #NodularPattern
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
show very similar HRCT ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... : reticular nodular ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
interstitium by fluid, fibrous ... cells results in a pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Reticular
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... are paraseptal emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #RadiologyAssistant