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 ... The cystic pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... (LAM): uniform cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
Cystic versus Reticular ... pattern or a cystic ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute reticular ... pattern is most ... frequently caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Interstitial - Reticular ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
the overlap in differential ... thickening in the reticular ... pattern. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... Emphysema - Lung cysts ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential ... listed in the table ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant