Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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radiology radiologyassistant diagnosis differential clinical pattern comparison nodular cxr diagram interstitial nodularpattern reticular algorithm consolidation distribution emphysema findings honeycombing ild
Upper lung zone preference is seen in: - Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal) - Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #Table
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions. These include: - Emphysema -
result in decreased lung ... - Emphysema - Lung ... on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Nodular pattern 1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules. 2. Miliary TB: random nodules 3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Nodular pattern(2) 1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy. 2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Perilymphatic distribution Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis. They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
nodules and the nodular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Perilymphatic ... #Nodular #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... listed in the table ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Algorithm for nodular pattern The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following: - Look
Algorithm for nodular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern ... #Nodular #Pattern
Ground-glass opacity Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents: - Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT ... or interstitial lung ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Tree-in-bud In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis. Tree-in-bud describes
irregular and often nodular ... identified in the lung ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
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