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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... The cystic pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Pattern #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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on the basis of HRCT ... findings. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Diagram #Comparison
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Reticular interstitial ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #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 ... a reticular pattern ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
on HRCT and histology ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT ... in ground glass pattern ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Reticular pattern ... edema: incidental finding ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Reticular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... : reticular nodular ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... a predominant finding ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Reticular
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
The findings on ... thick walls of the cysts ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Usual #Interstitial ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant