Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... opacities Nodule or mass ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
or multifocal ill-defined ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... . 3- Nodule or mass ... the amount of air ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... The histologic pattern ... aswell as the HRCT findings ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
The findings on ... reticular densities caused ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
pneumonitis The key findings ... opacity (80% of cases ... ) or mosaic pattern ... bronchiolitis with air ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
the spectrum of findings ... density of the air ... fine reticular pattern ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant