Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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radiology diagnosis ctchest pulmonary clinical honeycombing interstitial consolidation lobar multifocal reticular tractionbronchiectasis acuteinterstitialpneumonia aip bronchiectasis collapse cysts diagram emphysema ild
Differential diagnosis on HRCT Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
UIP UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis. On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
on the CXR. ... A HRCT is needed ... Here a CXR with ... HRCT demonstrated ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions. These include: - Emphysema -
Lung cysts (LAM, LIP ... on the basis of HRCT ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases. The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... preference at the lung bases ... The HRCT demonstrates ... #UIP #CTChest # ... TractionBronchiectasis #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
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 ... #Table #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 ... are diffuse or ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #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 ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #Patterns ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities. In most cases these are the
to segmental, diffuse ... small and fill up ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
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