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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Interstitial - Reticular ... - Emphysema ... Edema - Congestive ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... , LIP, Langerhans ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... (centrilobular emphysema ... is seen in: - UIP ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... a reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
interstitial pattern ... preference at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
on a chest x-ray ... Interstitial - Reticular ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
thickening in the reticular ... pattern. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Perilymphatic
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
spaces with pus, edema ... or interstitial lung ... in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Reticular ... Attenuation: • Emphysema ... #CT #Patterns # ... #radiology