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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... disease and what ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... head and neck, pancreas ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... IgG4 #Related #Disease
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... Calcification (seen in CT ... typical eggshell pattern ... clinical #radiology #CXR ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT ... • IF staining patterns ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... respond to the treatment ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
a repeat chest CT ... The treatment of ... disease and coronary ... artery disease; ... growth with chest CT
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
Sometimes a CT is ... fracture from a lung ... Notice the large lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... Infectious Diseases