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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 ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Reticular pattern ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... with a benign pattern ... #Management #Radiology ... Society #Followup #Pulmonary ... #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by filling of the alveolar spaces with PAS positive
spaces with PAS positive ... suggestive HRCT pattern ... the advent of treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CrazyPaving #RadiologyAssistant
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... thickening in the basal parts ... these non-specific CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... RespiratoryBronchiolitis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... differential diagnosis (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant