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Chest XRay Nodule / Mass Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Nodule #Mass #Pattern
Chest XRay Nodule ... - Differential Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Nodule #Mass #
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... opacities - Fine Nodular ... interstitial opacities Nodule ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
nodules and masses ... Pleuritic chest ... • Reticular + Nodular ... reticular opacities on chest ... confirmatory findings on HRCT
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... small (1 -4 mm) nodules ... Differential Diagnosis ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... #pulmonary #CXR
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
HR-pattern: reticular nodular ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
-> Rheumatoid Nodules ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... pleural effusion on CXR ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... centrilobular nodules ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... : • HRCT (high-resolution ... chest CT) • Broncho-arterial
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... in fact this is nodular ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR