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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... The old name is ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... or multifocal ill-defined ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity (GGO ... or interstitial lung ... disease (i.e. fibrosis ... in ground glass pattern ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Lung Disease (DCLD ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... presentations - ILD ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
consolidation and GG ... pattern, irregular ... zone, GGO, small ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
with ground glass pattern ... hyperperfused lung ... thromboembolic disease ... Radiology #CTChest #GGO ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
with ground glass pattern ... hyperperfused lung ... thromboembolic disease ... Radiology #CTChest #GGO ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Some lobules are involved
with ground glass pattern ... thromboembolic disease ... confluent, HRCT shows diffuse ... Radiology #CTChest #GGO ... HypersenstitivityPneumonitis #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
disease. ... the cases the lung ... disease is not ... the ground-glass pattern ... #RadiologyAssistant