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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary
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
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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- Emphysema - Lung ... cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Notice the honeycombing ... subpleural and basal lung ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #ILD
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Notice the honeycombing ... subpleural and basal lung ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... LowerLungPredominance #ILD
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 ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Usual #Interstitial ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... histiocytosis or honeycombing ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
findings of NSIP, UIP ... , OP and LIP have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... lung disease (i.e ... bronchiolitis, PCP ... predominance: UIP ... #Pulmonary #CTChest