Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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radiology diagnosis clinical ctchest pulmonary consolidation interstitial differential acuteinterstitialpneumonia aip collapse comparison cystic histiocytosis idiopathic idiopathicinterstitialpneumonia interpretation langerhanscellhistiocytosis lch multifocal
Differential diagnosis on HRCT Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... four patterns: ... low attenuation (table ... common pattern ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
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 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 ... #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation. In
HRCT is needed to ... The HRCT - not shown ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Interstitial #Pattern ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... #Findings #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
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... substances resulting in lobar ... , diffuse or multifocal ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
The histologic pattern ... findings in AIP ... are diffuse or ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions: What is the dominant HR-pattern: reticular nodular high
interpretation of HRCT ... the dominant HR-pattern ... there additional findings ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. The
The dominant findig ... is a reticular patern ... recognized that this pattern ... was caused by multiple ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
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