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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On HRCT there are ... histiocytosis or honeycombing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
spaces with pus, edema ... resolution of the HRCT ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... A HRCT is needed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
morphologic findings on HRCT ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
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finding in HRCT ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung interstitium ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
edema. ... Notice that the inferior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema ... Edema #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
redistribution of pulmonary ... flow, interstitial ... edema and some ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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size - subtle interstitial ... are dealing with pulmonary ... edema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
fluid into the interstitium ... edema. ... pressure resulting in edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant