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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... is seen in: - UIP ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
: ill defined centrilobular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Nodular #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... listed in the table ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... show very similar HRCT ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Comparison #Chronic
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Medical Radiation Doses ... for 5 Year-Old ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... is interstitial lung ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #Reticular #ILD
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis ... rare idiopathic lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Tomography (CT) — Lung ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT chest ... incontinence - High-dose ... decompression SVC ... interventional radiology ... bispecifics, or HSCT