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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... there are four patterns ... a CXR the most common ... The cystic pattern ... in many cases UIP
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... are also common ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... , OP and LIP have
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
a patient with DIP ... and some mosaic pattern ... abnormalities and signs ... #DIP #DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Pneumonia • (UIP ... inflammation, most common ... Pneumonia • (DIP ... Pneumonia • (LIP ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
pneumonia (AIP, ... The histologic pattern ... HRCT findings in AIP ... the diagnosis AIP ... #AIP #AcuteInterstitialPneumonia
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
patients with a UIP ... pattern or NSIP ... pattern seen in ... disease in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
associated with signs ... temples, upper lip ... especially lower lip ... Christmas tree pattern ... dermatology #rash #differential
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
(dark bronchus sign ... fine reticular pattern ... cases, excluding UIP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... distribution - LIP ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... presentations - ILD ... #Diagnosis #differential
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
scan: the mosaic pattern ... Signs of fibrosis ... with a mozaic pattern ... included in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest