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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Is it pus, edema ... fibrosis as in UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
Typical UIP with ... IPF) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... IPF #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... Comparison #LAM #LIP ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
alveolar spaces with pus ... predominance: UIP ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Lung cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... list of multiple masses ... consolidations from masses ... #Management #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
impacted (mucus or pus-filled ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... TreeInBud #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant