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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Lung cysts (LAM, LIP ... histiocytosis) - Bronchiectasis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Diagram #Comparison
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
preference at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest ... #Interstitial #Pattern ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
central dot. - LIP ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
UIP UIP is a histologic ... UIP manifests as ... attributed to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
UIP with honeycombing ... UIP: may show very ... - UIP has a strong ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Comparison #Chronic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... Hemoptysis • Coughing up ... Most Common Causes ... Laboratory: • ANA ... #pulmonary #differential
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
there is traction bronchiectasis ... As in UIP (usual ... from that seen in UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
some traction bronchiectasis ... or fibrosis in chronic ... patients with a UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant