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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
pneumonitis are: Mosaic pattern ... shows a mosaic pattern ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... On a chest X-ray ... on the CXR. ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a Chest X-Ray ... on a CXR. ... in many cases UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
in ground glass pattern ... predominance: UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... have specific patterns ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... ILD #Findings #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 ... pattern or NSIP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #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 ... abnormalities and signs of fibrosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
with subsequent fibrosis ... The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... x-ray (CXR), try ... radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest