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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity (GGO ... in ground glass pattern ... predominance: UIP ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... In many cases you ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
a patient with GGO ... This case is one ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... #RadiologyAssistant
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
preference at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest ... #Interstitial #Pattern ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
with ground glass pattern ... (arrow) in the areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
fine reticular pattern ... , excluding UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
the ground-glass pattern ... with GGO, one without ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GroundGlass ... #GGO #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 ... #CTChest #DIP # ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant