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Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
the result of fibrosis ... density of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Radiation ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Medication-induced ILD: Amiodarone ... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis ... #differential #
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
The differential ... diagnosis includes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... Radiaition • Drugs: Amiodarone ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... seen in chronic lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Even fibrosis as ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... or interstitial lung ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant