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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Multifocal ill-defined ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... BOOP - Bronchiolitis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... masses. ... of chronic consolidation ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonia • formerly BOOP ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... and GG pattern, ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP ... #pulmonary #ILD
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Differential #Comparison
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... (infiltrates, consolidation ... reticulonodular patterns ... Radiographic pattern ... disease - Mild
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Anti-GBM antibody • Urine ... : UA, Urine protein ... Goodpasture's cause ... ground glass or consolidative ... • IF staining patterns
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
in the nodular pattern ... In most cases small ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Perilymphatic #Comparison
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 ... (ground-glass, consolidation ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm #ILD