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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a Chest X-Ray ... a CXR the most common ... detected on a chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... abscess • Small cell ... lung cancer ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology #chest
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
infiltration by cells ... is relatively common ... Kerley B lines on chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
it is not common ... In this case a lung ... we see an old chest ... density on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... patterns are also common ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma ... A chest radiograph ... tomography of the chest ... #radiology #CT # ... squamous #cell #
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
cavitate, most commonly ... squamous cell carcinoma ... Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... tightness Most Common ... Diagnosis: • HRCT ... high-resolution chest ... #differential #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... in the lung due ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... A HRCT is needed ... HRCT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology