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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... leaking out of pulmonary ... as nodules Hypersensitivity ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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Algorithm for nodular ... bronchovascular interstitium ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
shown on HRCT is ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... irregular lines, nodular ... , cavities • HRCT ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... Nodular or irregular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Reticular
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
nodules and masses ... • Reticular + Nodular ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... confirmatory findings on HRCT
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 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial