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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... from HRCT. ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
nodules shown on HRCT ... In most cases small ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... structures of the lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... bronchovascular interstitium ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... HRCT = high-resolution ... tomography; ILD = interstitial ... lung disease; IPF ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Arterial ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN ... #Causes
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... realise, that these patterns ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
transbronchial lung ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis; HRCT ... tomography; UIP = usual interstitial ... #pneumonitis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #algorithm
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... A HRCT is needed ... at the lung bases ... HRCT demonstrated ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... resolution of the HRCT ... lung disease (i.e ... in ground glass pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary