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On the left a patient with RB-ILD.
The dominant feature is ground glass opacification and there are
patient with RB-ILD ... centrilobular emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Centrilobular emphysema ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
smoker with RB-ILD ... the well defined areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... are paraseptal emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year old ... is a reticular patern ... recognized that this pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... low attenuation (emphysema ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest ... Interpretation #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
the following patterns ... are seen as in emphysema ... published soon: Chest ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
and some mosaic pattern ... smoking #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DIP # ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
to widespread areas ... the other hand, mild ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Panlobular ... #RadiologyAssistant