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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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- Emphysema - Lung ... cysts (LAM, LIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... in many cases UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... , like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... #Differential #Table ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
can heal and end up ... the surrounding lung ... associated pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... fibrosis as in UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
Lung cysts are ... as radiolucent areas ... listed in the table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial pneumonia ... rare idiopathic lung ... There are areas ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
like idiopathic pulmonary ... patients with a UIP ... consider drug-related lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... DrugRelated #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... from posterior up ... bordered by the lung ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant