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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
is reticular. ... The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... - Reticular interstitial ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
Cystic versus Reticular ... pattern or a cystic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial # ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
Honeycombing represents the second reticular pattern recognizable on HRCT.
Because of the cystic appearance, honeycombing is also
represents the second reticular ... pattern recognizable ... feature of usual interstitial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UsualInterstitialPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
or multifocal ill-defined ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... fine or coarse reticular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
have specific patterns ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... 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 ... : reticular nodular ... attenuation (emphysema, cystic ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #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 ... Reticular abnormalities ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
thick walls of the cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #Reticular ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year old ... chest film is a reticular ... patern and that's ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant