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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
-
Lung cysts (LAM, LIP ... histiocytosis) - Bronchiectasis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... , Sarcoidosis, NSIP ... #HighRes #Chest ... Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
predominance: UIP ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
As in UIP (usual ... with honeycombing ... from that seen in UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
UIP UIP is a histologic ... pattern of pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Honeycombing
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... combinations of fibrosis ... , UIP, OP and LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
UIP with honeycombing ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison ... #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... UIP can be suspected ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Pattern #Differential
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
and subtle honeycombing ... patients with a UIP ... pattern or NSIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
the result of fibrosis ... distribution of UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... #RadiologyAssistant