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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : 'signet ring sign ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... on a chest x-ray ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
Tree in Bud Sign ... linear branching pattern ... congenital causes like cystic ... #diagnosis #clinical ... #radiology #ChestCT
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
with a reticular pattern ... or a cystic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cystic #Interstitial
Honeycombing represents the second reticular pattern recognizable on HRCT.
Because of the cystic appearance, honeycombing is also
second reticular pattern ... Because of the cystic ... feature of usual interstitial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Honeycombing
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... caused by multiple cysts ... challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... 90% are smokers, cysts ... Lymphoid interstitial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis