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 ... lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
An acute reticular ... most frequently caused ... The other cause ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Reticular interstitial ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
a reticular interstitial ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Reticular #Interstitial
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
diagnostic list ... most important diagnoses ... listed in the table ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
to confirm the diagnosis ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... in a pattern of reticular ... lung disease, it ... diagnosis (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... fine or coarse reticular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... summarizes the causes ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Enlargement #Differential
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... densities caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial