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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
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 ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
GGO as dominant pattern ... As in UIP (usual ... from that seen in UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
UIP UIP is a histologic ... pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... a reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... , UIP, OP and LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
reticular interstitial pattern ... preference at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest ... #Interstitial #Pattern
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
findings seen in NSIP ... fine reticular pattern ... , excluding UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
important finding on a chest ... x-ray and has a ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Patterns #Comparison
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... The histologic pattern ... HRCT findings in AIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP #
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 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced