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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... on a CXR. ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
or multifocal ill-defined ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
x-rays of a 70-year old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RLL #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
produces only mild ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
shows diffuse areas ... and some mosaic pattern ... smoking #Clinical #Radiology ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
creep all the way up ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
lung but by the collapsed ... On a follow-up chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant