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
consolidation - Diffuse ... opacities - Fine Nodular ... interstitial opacities Nodule ... Solitary Pulmonary Nodule ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... centrilobular nodules ... Sarcoidosis: nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
pattern. 1. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Pattern #NodularPattern ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... centrilobular nodules ... are diffuse and ... #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... Sarcoidosis: nodules ... histiocytosis: early nodular ... HRCT #CTChest #Nodular ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
resulting in lobar, diffuse ... fine or coarse reticular ... opacities or small nodules ... . 3- Nodule or mass ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... is reticular. ... seen and in many cases ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
hyperaerated secondary nodules ... and secondry nodules ... and intralobular reticular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Chronic #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
presentation is a fine nodules ... When these small nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... NodularInterstitial #Nodular ... #Interstitial #Pattern
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
centrilobular nodules ... ) or mosaic pattern ... centrilobular nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Nodular