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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 ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagram ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
nodules shown on HRCT ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #NodularPattern ... Perilymphatic #Comparison #Diagram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
Perilymphatic nodules are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis on HRCT ... disease comes from HRCT ... On HRCT there are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
diseases, that are ... also uncommon HRCT-presentations ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... SHITFACED #Mnemonic #HRCT ... #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
These are often ... pleural nodules are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
morphologic findings on HRCT ... these patterns are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
About
pleural fluid are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Hidden #Volume #Diagram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
interpretation of HRCT ... peripheral predominance Are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Algorithm #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
contours of the heart are ... blood from the pulmonary ... just below the pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant