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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Metastases - Interstitial ... Nodular - Acute Interstitial ... - Reticular - ... Diseases #Radiology #Patterns ... #Lung #CXR #XRay
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidations Interstitial ... - Reticular interstitial ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Consolidation #Patterns
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
An acute reticular ... pattern is most ... frequently caused ... by interstitial ... The other cause
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
demonstrates a reticular ... interstitial pattern ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... Pattern #Honeycombing
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
is a histologic pattern ... at the lung bases ... pattern at the ... lung bases. ... #Interstitial #
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... Non specific interstitial ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... of these four patterns ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... fine or coarse reticular ... Consolidation #Patterns
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... cells results in a pattern ... of reticular opacities ... lung disease, it ... differential diagnosis (Table