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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
(centrilobular emphysema ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
has a limited differential ... diagnosis (Table ... pulmonary edema ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
An 86-year-old woman ... insertion of a chest ... neck (shown in video ... and perivascular interstitium ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video
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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
pneumatocele, emphysema ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Cavity #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
to widespread areas ... Pulmonary vessels ... the other hand, mild ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... PanlobularEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... bronchovascular interstitium ... #CTChest #LymphangiticCarcinomatosis ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant