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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 # ... #GroundGlass #Differential
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 ... LowAttenuation #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
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 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial # ... Pattern #Honeycombing
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
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... arthritis findings of NSIP ... , UIP, OP and LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
and subtle honeycombing ... like idiopathic pulmonary ... patients with a UIP ... pattern or NSIP ... #Clinical #Radiology
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
, excluding UIP ... as diagnosis. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... #RadiologyAssistant