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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... there are four patterns ... : reticular, nodular ... lung disease and ... pattern can be
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... interstitial opacities ... Nodule or mass ... Consolidation #Patterns
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... are visible, the pattern ... bronchovascular interstitium ... #Pattern #MultipleNodules
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Metastases - Interstitial ... - Nodular - Acute ... Interstitial - ... Diseases #Radiology #Patterns ... #Lung #CXR #XRay
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
Management of interstitial ... lung disease (ILD ... #lungdisease #ILD ... #systemicsclerosis ... management #treatment #algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... as nodules Hypersensitivity ... #ILD #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... or multifocal ill-defined ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... . 3- Nodule or mass ... Consolidation #Patterns
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... responses of the lung ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
distribution of nodules ... pattern. ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... structures of the lung ... #Pattern #Distribution
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of interstitial ... malignancy and other interstitial ... consolidation and GG pattern ... irregular lines, nodular ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD