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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... The cystic pattern ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pattern #Differential
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
spaces with pus, edema ... in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
fibrosis. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Honeycombing represents the second reticular pattern recognizable on HRCT.
Because of the cystic appearance, honeycombing is also
Because of the cystic ... composed of dense fibrous ... feature of usual interstitial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UsualInterstitialPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
by fluid, fibrous ... cells results in a pattern ... diagnosis (Table ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
volume loss and fibrotic ... thick walls of the cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Usual #Interstitial
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
and non-specific interstitial ... patients with a UIP ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant