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On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
the right has hypersensitivity ... the well defined areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... Hypersensitivity ... Hypersensitivity ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... would first think hypersensitivity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #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 ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
like idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis in chronic hypersensitivity ... or NSIP pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... DrugRelated #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant