Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis radiology pulmonary ctchest cxr clinical comparison interstitial lobar ana antibody antinuclear collapse consolidation cystic cytoplasmic diffuse findings histiocytosis hrct
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns Nuclear Patterns: • Homogeneous pattern: -
and Cytoplasmic Patterns ... Nuclear Patterns ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... body-like: - Neurologic ... #differential #
Differential diagnosis on HRCT Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation. Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... perihilar (batwing) or peripheral ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern. 1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules. 2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #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 ... #Findings #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 ... central versus peripheral ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. The
film of a 19 year old ... is a reticular patern ... recognized that this pattern ... was caused by multiple ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #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 ... Lobar #Collapse #Patterns ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
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