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P A T H O L O G Y O U T L I N E S .C O M   2

 HIGH  RESOLUTION  CHEST  #1

 

BASIC INTERPRETATION:

1)  Secondary lobule

2)  Reticular pattern

3)  Nodular pattern

       Algorithm for nodular pattern

       Tree-in-bud

4)  High Attenuation pattern

      Ground-glass opacity

      Mosaic attenuation

      Crazy Paving

      Consolidation

5)   Low Attenuation pattern

      Emphysema

      Cystic lung disease

      Honeycombing

6)   Distribution within the lung

7)   Additional findings

8)   Differential diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases

 

HIGH  RESOLUTION  CHEST  #2

 

KEY FINDINGS - INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES:

1)    Sarcoidosis

2)    Silicosis / Coal worker pneumoconiosis

3)    Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis

4)    Cardiogenic pulmonary edema

5)    Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

6)    Tuberculosis

7)    Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

8)    Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

9)    ARDS

10)  Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias

      UIP

      NSIP

      COP

      RB-ILD and DIP

      AIP

      LIP

11)  Drug-induced lung disease

12)  Uncommon interstitial lung diseases

  Lymphangiomyomatosis

  Langerhans cell histiocytosis

  Alveolar proteinosis