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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Pattern #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
heterogenous group of disorders ... indicates unknown cause ... combinations of fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... On a chest X-ray ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
The radiographic findings ... like idiopathic pulmonary ... differential. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
findings. ... between these chest ... lung disease, that ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
fluid, fibrous ... cells results in a pattern ... lung disease, it ... a predominant finding ... #Diagnosis #Radiology