5 results
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
The left one is ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #Comparison #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... algorithm to determine ... post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... a strong lower zone ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
upper versus lower zone ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... disease, like the one ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Attenuation #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant