Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... pattern on a CXR ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
on a chest x-ray ... Consolidation - Lobar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... On a chest X-ray ... a reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Reticular pattern ... edema: incidental finding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Reticular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
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 ... respond to the treatment ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #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 ... (Table). ... Kerley B lines on chest ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
findings. ... between these chest ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... not specific β€’ Chest ... mosaic parenchymal pattern ... Bypass Other Treatment ... #management
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
The dominant findig ... is a reticular ... challenging differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... film (Table). ... In daily clinical ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs