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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... appreciate on a cest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... histiocytosis) - Bronchiectasis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In this case a lung ... we see an old chest ... density on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Chest Radiology ... throughout the lungs ... #Chest #Radiology ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... #pulmonary #radiology
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... high-resolution chest ... #pulmonary #differential
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary