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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Aspiration - Pulmonary edema ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
spaces with pus, edema ... Thickening of the interstitium ... lung disease (i.e ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... diagnosis (Table ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
septal lines due to interstitial ... dependent part of the lungs ... be high in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Is it pus, edema ... or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... bronchovascular interstitium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
as radiolucent areas ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... CysticLungDisease #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
leakage into the interstitium ... severe diseased areas ... of the lung On ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
and non-specific interstitial ... consider drug-related lung ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... DrugRelated #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant