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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... The cystic pattern ... pattern on a CXR ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
Cystic versus Reticular ... pattern or a cystic ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
pattern with a ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
at the lung bases ... a reticular pattern ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
periphery of two lungs ... a multilobular pattern ... Reticular opacities ... Radiologia Torácica ... #CriticalCare #GroundGlass
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film is a reticular ... far as you can go ... was caused by multiple ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... densities caused ... thick walls of the cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
potentially treatable lung ... the lung disease ... the ground-glass pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GroundGlass
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 3

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
periphery of two lungs ... a multilobular pattern ... Reticular opacities ... Radiologia Torácica ... #CriticalCare #GroundGlass