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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... disease (i.e. fibrosis ... in ground glass pattern ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... have specific patterns ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
GGO as dominant pattern ... the presence of fibrosis ... As in UIP (usual ... #Clinical #Radiology ... GroundGlass #GGO #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
UIP UIP is a histologic ... fibrosis. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial # ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
and non-specific interstitial ... patients with a UIP ... pattern or NSIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... with subsequent fibrosis ... The histologic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Honeycombing represents the second reticular pattern recognizable on HRCT.
Because of the cystic appearance, honeycombing is also
second reticular pattern ... composed of dense fibrous ... feature of usual interstitial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UsualInterstitialPneumonia #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 ... abnormalities and signs of fibrosis ... smoking #Clinical #Radiology ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
scan: the mosaic pattern ... scan, indicating air ... Signs of fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant