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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 idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... , UIP, OP and LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Idiopathic #Interstitial
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
As in UIP (usual ... NSIP may be idiopathic ... 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
and subtle honeycombing ... pulmonary fibrosis ... patients with a UIP ... pattern or NSIP ... #Clinical #Radiology