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Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
pneumonia (COP), chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Some lobules are involved
The differential ... diagnosis is hypersensitivity ... The history was ... are confluent, HRCT ... #Clinical #Radiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
without associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
HP (right) Differential ... show very similar HRCT ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
oligemic lung due to chronic ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Attenuation #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 ... to confirm the diagnosis ... attributed to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... bronchiolitis or chronic ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #MosaicAttenuation ... #RadiologyAssistant