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High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Non specific interstitial ... COP. ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... AIP: acute interstitial ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... On a CXR the most ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Artery Disease • Stable ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF ... Vessels • Pulmonary
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... listed in the table ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
redistribution of pulmonary ... flow, interstitial ... that helpful, but comparison ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... this is nodular interstitial ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... bronchovascular interstitium ... #CTChest #LymphangiticCarcinomatosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant