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Chest XRay Nodule / Mass Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Nodule #Mass #Pattern
XRay Nodule / Mass ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Nodule #Mass ... #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
opacities Nodule or mass ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... or multifocal ill-defined ... . 3- Nodule or mass ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
Atelectasis Nodule or mass ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lung #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
The histologic pattern ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #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 ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year old ... was caused by multiple ... challenging differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
The most common causes ... produces only mild ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Lobar #Collapse #Patterns ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant