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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
in ground glass pattern ... predominance: UIP ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
GGO as dominant pattern ... the presence of fibrosis ... As in UIP (usual ... from that seen in UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... Non specific interstitial ... pneumonitis (NSIP ... result of massive fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a CXR the most ... on a CXR. ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... have specific patterns ... arthritis findings of NSIP ... , UIP, OP and LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
fibrosis. ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT Patterns ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial ... , Sarcoidosis, NSIP ... #pulmonary #radiology
Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) pattern on Chest CT
75 M with progressive dyspnea. Typical usual interstitial pneumonia
pattern on Chest ... pattern: - Subpleural ... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... #IPF #ChestCT #radiology ... #pulmonary #clinical
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... a reticular interstitial ... pattern with a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest