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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
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
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial # ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Reticular ... #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
dominant HR-pattern: reticular ... ) #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
opacities; traction bronchiectasis ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... ground glass or reticular ... confirmatory findings on HRCT ... leukocytosis • ↑ LDH
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film is a reticular ... diagnosis in this ... #CXR #CTChest # ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant