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On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
densities caused ... thick walls of the cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Usual #Interstitial
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... - Reticular interstitial ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
multilayered thick-walled cysts ... lymphadenopathy #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #ILD
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
a reticular interstitial ... preference at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest ... #Reticular #Interstitial
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
Cystic versus Reticular ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cystic #Interstitial
Honeycombing represents the second reticular pattern recognizable on HRCT.
Because of the cystic appearance, honeycombing is also
represents the second reticular ... typical feature of usual ... interstitial pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Honeycombing
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... on the CXR. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
The case on the left shows subpleural honeycomb cysts in several contiguous layers.
There is also a
subpleural honeycomb cysts ... are typical for Usual ... Interstitial Pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP #
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year old ... film is a reticular ... this pattern was caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #