Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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radiology ctchest diagnosis pulmonary cxr clinical interstitial lobar acuteinterstitialpneumonia aip comparison consolidation 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
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... on HRCT and histology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation. Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following: - Look
pattern The algorithm ... the nodules are diffuse ... Radiology #Pulmonary #HRCT ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential ... #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... produces only mild ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #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 smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings. The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification. Additional
with subtle HRCT-findings ... The dominant pattern ... there is a broad differential ... interpretion of the HRCT ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... a predominant finding ... diagnosis (Table ... Radiology #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. The
film of a 19 year old ... The dominant findig ... is a reticular patern ... was caused by multiple ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
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