6 results
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... with peripheral ... with peripheral ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... perihilar (batwing) or peripheral ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
There is a peripheral ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
OP - Bilateral peripheral ... restricted to areas ... typical bilateral peripheral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #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 ... central versus peripheral ... 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 pneumonia ... The histologic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant