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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
Mosaic pattern with areas ... atenuation and areas ... The HRCT shows a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Chronic #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
HRCT is needed to ... The HRCT - not shown ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Sarcoidosis #Nodular #Interstitial ... #Pattern #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... resolution of the HRCT ... the alveoli) or interstitial ... distribution: Hypersensitivity ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
disease comes from HRCT ... On HRCT there are ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
This patient presented with acute dyspnoe and a normal chest film (not shown).
The HRCT at presentation
The HRCT at presentation ... shows lobular areas ... A control HRCT ten ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Resolution #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... bronchovascular interstitium ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #RadiologyAssistant
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
demonstrates a reticular interstitial ... preference at the lung bases ... The HRCT demonstrates ... #Clinical #Radiology ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
with similarl HRCT ... the right has hypersensitivity ... the well defined areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
nodules shown on HRCT ... In most cases small ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Comparison #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant