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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... - Diffuse consolidation ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases are ... Other examples are ... The old name is ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
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
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
aswell as the HRCT ... are diffuse or ... of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
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 ... (ground-glass, consolidation ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Interpretation #Algorithm #ILD
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
Panlobular emphysema is diffuse ... vascular markings are ... the other hand, mild ... difficult to detect on HRCT ... #Clinical #Radiology