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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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... Emphysema #SignetRing #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 ... can suspect UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Honeycombing # ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
predominance: UIP ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Here another case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
There is a mosaic pattern.
Some secundary lobules demonstrate ground-glass opacity due
There is a mosaic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Mosaic #GroundGlass ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... histiocytosis or honeycombing ... 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 ... chronic HP (right) Differential ... Chronic stage: - UIP ... - UIP has a strong ... #CTChest #UIP #
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
As in UIP (usual ... fibrosis with honeycombing ... from that seen in UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
fine reticular pattern ... Notice the lack of honeycombing ... , excluding UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant