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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Primary - Other (Rare ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM ... ), • Pulmonary ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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cysts (LAM, LIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases ... AIP: acute interstitial ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
these patterns are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... There is a lung ... LAM is a rare lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... On HRCT there are ... lung disease and ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of interstitial ... - No specific lab ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... with old fims can ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
througout the lung ... was a 40 year old ... Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Pneumothorax #RadiologyAssistant