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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... - Reticular interstitial ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
with areas of ground-glass ... atenuation and areas ... and intralobular reticular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Chronic #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
and basal lung areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
or multifocal ill-defined ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... fine or coarse reticular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
and basal lung areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... LowerLungPredominance #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
shows diffuse areas ... and some mosaic pattern ... Reticular abnormalities ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
mostly present as areas ... the following patterns ... solitary or multiple Interstitial ... Less frequently areas ... #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... : reticular nodular ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... and extensive areas ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
radiographic findings are areas ... and non-specific interstitial ... or NSIP pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... DrugRelated #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant