Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Consolidation - Lobar ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... common pattern ... UIP can be suspected ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... , diffuse or multifocal ... . 2- Interstitial ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
pattern with a ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #Pattern #Honeycombing ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... at the lung bases ... This pattern was ... #Interstitial # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... Notice the air-bronchogram ... weight loss or long ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... rare idiopathic lung ... The histologic pattern ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
The most common causes ... produces only mild ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant