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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... low attenuation (table ... findings. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
combination of findings ... sarcoidosis, nonspecific interstitial ... distress syndrome and pulmonary ... SeptalThickening #AlveolarProteinosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
a predominant finding ... differential diagnosis (Table ... pulmonary edema ... or lymphoma and alveolar ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
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edema: incidental finding ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... Alveolar proteinosis ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... fluid into the interstitium ... finally into the alveoli ... CXR #Features #Findings ... #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant