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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... The cystic pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
Cystic lung disease ... Lung cysts are ... Cystic lung diseases ... listed in the table ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
the following patterns ... solitary or multiple Interstitial ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... #CXR #Lung #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... cells results in a pattern ... differential diagnosis (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... rare idiopathic lung ... The histologic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
and non-specific interstitial ... or NSIP pattern ... consider drug-related lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... DrugRelated #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant