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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... walls like in Langerhans ... pattern on a CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... - Reticular interstitial ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
pattern or a cystic ... pattern. ... pattern. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
pneumonitis are: Mosaic pattern ... shows a mosaic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... a reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... fine or coarse reticular ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
by fluid, fibrous ... cells results in a pattern ... differential diagnosis (Table ... Nodular or irregular ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest