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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... GroundGlassOpacity #GroundGlass ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
Chronic hypersensitivity ... Fibrosis and parenchymal ... existing irreversible fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
the result of fibrosis ... radiotherapy and in chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #Radiation #Fibrosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... end-stage with massive fibrosis ... Chronic eosinophilic ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
pneumonia (COP), chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
CT Patterns - Differential ... Acute Eos PNA • Chronic ... Pneumonia, COP, Chronic ... #CT #Patterns #Differential ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Even fibrosis as ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
patients with chronic ... COPD and cystic fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Bronchiectasis #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left we see consolidation and ground-glass opacity in a patient with persistent chest abnormalities
This suggested a chronic ... we can rule out fibrosis ... carcinoma #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GroundGlass ... BronchioloalveolarCarcinoma #RadiologyAssistant