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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... common pattern ... in many cases UIP
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... involvement of the lung ... 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
of these four patterns ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... the amount of air ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
correlation in normal lung ... artifact); (G) UIP ... pattern with subpleural ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Lung Disease (DCLD ... - LIP/FB, LCDD ... , SS Cyst pattern ... DCLD #pulmonary #Algorithm
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... characterized by diffuse ... The histologic pattern ... aswell as the HRCT findings ... these imaging findings
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
physical exam findings ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung