More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease. Fortunately only about 10 of these account for about 90% of all diffuse lung diseases, that are assessed by open lung biopsy. Knowing the common and also uncommon HRCT-presentations of these frequently encountered diffuse lung diseases is extremely important. On the left you find three different lists of diagnoses. Accounting for 80 - 90% of all diagnoses according to various literature references. In some of them the old names are used and in some the newer ones. The 'mnemonic' for the first list is 'SHIT FACED' (alternative shaded fit). #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #SHITFACED #Mnemonic #HRCT #RadiologyAssistant
