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High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Non specific interstitial ... bronchiectasis, no honeycombing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Emphysema - Lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... a reticular interstitial ... preference at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... histiocytosis or honeycombing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial ... Silicosis • Honeycombing ... : Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... the alveoli) or interstitial ... lung disease (i.e ... bronchiolitis, PCP ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... appearance of honeycombing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... responses of the lung ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
emphysema, bulla, honeycombing ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology