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UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
In chronic HP fibrotic ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... in the proper clinical ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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CT • Parallel, ... extending to the lung ... bronchiectasis, CF, ILD ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
CT • Patent airways ... edema, severe ILD ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
CT • Coalescent ... progressive massive fibrosis ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
) pericarditic chest ... depression on ECG ... imaging technique (CT ... #criteria #cardiology ... #chronic
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... a patient with long ... The differential diagnosis ... includes chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
the result of fibrosis ... suggestive for the diagnosis ... common interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP