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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... and what kind of pattern ... the most common pattern ... The ground-glass pattern ... The cystic pattern
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
as dominant pattern ... of the possible patterns ... relatively uniform pattern ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #GroundGlass ... #GGO #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity (GGO ... in ground glass pattern ... Pulmonary #CTChest #GGO ... GroundGlassOpacity #GroundGlass ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
20-40% of the cases ... the ground-glass pattern ... with GGO, one without ... Radiology #CTChest #GroundGlass ... #GGO #RadiologyAssistant
Here another case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
There is a mosaic pattern.
Some secundary lobules demonstrate ground-glass opacity due
Here another case ... There is a mosaic pattern ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Mosaic #GroundGlass ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... far as you can go ... recognized that this pattern ... was caused by multiple ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
a very subtle GGO ... obvious example of GGO ... image also shows GGO ... fine reticular pattern ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant