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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Pattern #Differential
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Multifocal ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial # ... Pattern #Honeycombing
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
emphysema, bulla, honeycombing ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Table #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
the underlying pathology ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant