Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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radiology diagnosis ctchest pulmonary clinical differential ild interstitial consolidation hrct lobar nodular acuteinterstitialpneumonia aip collapse comparison cystic histiocytosis idiopathic idiopathicinterstitialpneumonia
Differential diagnosis on HRCT Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... low attenuation (table ... common pattern ... seen and in many cases ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following: - Look
pattern The algorithm ... are visible, the pattern ... the nodules are diffuse ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation. In
x-ray shows subtle findings ... nature of the findings ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Interstitial #Pattern ... #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 ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #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 ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
is an important finding ... The most common causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #Patterns ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions: What is the dominant HR-pattern: reticular nodular high
the dominant HR-pattern ... there additional findings ... (pleural fluid, ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
characterized by diffuse ... The histologic pattern ... aswell as the HRCT findings ... these imaging findings ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #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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