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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pattern #Differential
It is usually easy to recognize the pattern of UIP on HRCT. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest #UIP
recognize the pattern ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual ... #Interstitial # ... Pneumonitis #ILD
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... with peripheral areas ... #HRCT #CTChest ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... low attenuation areas ... #HRCT #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
and basal lung areas ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual ... #Interstitial # ... Pneumonitis #ILD
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... low attenuation areas ... #HRCT #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
and basal lung areas ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual ... #Interstitial # ... LowerLungPredominance #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
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 ... #CXR #Lung #Patterns