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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
pneumonias (IIPs ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #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
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
or a cystic pattern ... The CXR is of a ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Interstitial # ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
solitary or multiple Interstitial ... published soon: Chest ... Pathophys #Radiology #CXR ... #Lung #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Honeycombing represents the second reticular pattern recognizable on HRCT.
Because of the cystic appearance, honeycombing is also
Because of the cystic ... feature of usual interstitial ... pneumonia (UIP) ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... UsualInterstitialPneumonia #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 ... particularly at the lung ... at the lung bases ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... thick walls of the cysts ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... Reticular #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... pneumonia (AIP, ... rare idiopathic lung ... The histologic pattern ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest