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Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
often, GGO is caused ... alveoli, so the finding ... exam and other findings ... Opacities #Lung #pulmonary ... #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... of morphologic findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... and other non-pulmonary ... findings. ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
the following findings ... The most common cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The left main pulmonary artery (in purple) passes over the left main bronchus and is higher
artery (in purple) passes ... in blue) which passes ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
film only the outer ... blood from the pulmonary ... just below the pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
common radiographic findings ... In most cases of ... pulmonary emboli ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lung #Infarction #RadiologyAssistant
Honeycombing is defined by the presence of small cystic spaces with irregularly thickened walls composed of
regardless of their cause ... This finding can ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Honeycombing ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
and increased pulmonary ... disease and causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... CXR #Features #Findings ... #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant