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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
interstitial lung disease ... low attenuation (table ... interstitial lung disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Comparison #Table
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... Honeycombing Most diseases ... on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... rheumatoid lung disease ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... with a nodular pattern ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Comparison #Table
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
also uncommon HRCT-presentations ... some of them the old ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #SHITFACED ... #Mnemonic #HRCT
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT ... interstitial lung disease ... in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest