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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... , high and low attenuation ... (table). ... UIP can be suspected ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... There are patchy areas ... with air-trapping ... disease #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
the following areas ... impairment in important areas ... is stable and of ... long duration, ... • Histrionic - attention-seeking
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... is to describe areas ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
metastatic spread: lung ... cancer, breast ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... with areas of ground-glass ... areas of low attenuation ... scan, indicating air ... mid and lower lung
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... and extensive areas ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
left a typical case ... to widespread areas ... abnormally low attenuation ... Pulmonary vessels ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
radiographic findings are areas ... like idiopathic pulmonary ... patients with a UIP ... consider drug-related lung ... #Clinical #Radiology