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On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... perilymphatic distribution ... perilymphatic distribution ... #NodularPattern ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... perilymphatic, random and centrilobular ... is likely centrilobular ... HRCT #CTChest #NodularPattern
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
in the nodular pattern ... perilymphatic, centrilobular ... Centrilobular distribution ... Pulmonary #HRCT #NodularPattern ... #Nodular #Pattern
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill ... defined centrilobular ... perilymphatic distribution ... #Comparison #Table
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
related diseases (centrilobular ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... #Differential #Table ... #Distribution #
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Lung Disease (DCLD ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... presentations - ILD ... Lung #Disease #DCLD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... of distribution ... more than one pattern ... #Differential #Table
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... secondary lobule (centrilobular ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant