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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... pattern on a CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... pattern with a ... preference at the lung ... #UIP #CTChest # ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... on a chest x-ray ... Interstitial - Reticular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... at the lung bases ... a reticular pattern ... at the lung bases ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
On the left a chest ... findings on the chest ... changes in the basal lung ... Whenever you see a chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
shows a mosaic pattern ... and intralobular reticular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... Chronic #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... Ulcers, Livedo reticularis ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... pleural effusion on CXR
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
the following patterns ... published soon: Chest ... Pathophys #Radiology #CXR ... #Lung #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
On the left a chest ... findig on the chest ... film is a reticular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #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 ... of reticular opacities ... Kerley B lines on chest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant