This book will help the reader confused by a multiplicity of diseases responsible for similar symptoms in different patients. The chapters are noticeably sign-oriented rather than disease-oriented, each dealing with one of the four cardinal modalities of HRCT presentation. Each chapter is introduced by a list of diseases, immediately followed by a detailed description of each disease, and the chapters are illustrated with enlarged images giving rhythm to the written text.
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Anatomy. Bronchovascular bundles. Bronchi, arteries and veins. Secondary lobule. Definition. Centrilobular interstitium. Intralobular interstitium. Perilobular interstitium. Pleural-parenchymal interface. Pleura and subpleural space.- Key Pattern: Reticular pattern. Definition. Smooth. Nodular. Irregular. Nodular pattern. Definition. Centrilobular. Random. Perilymphatic. Alveolar pattern. Definition. Mixed-density, acute. Mixed-density, chronic. Mosaic oligemia with air-trapping. Tree-in-bud. Cystic pattern. Definition. Clusters of grapes. String of pearls. Honeycombing. Random cysts.- Reticular Diseases. Amyloidosis, interstitial. Asbestosis, early. Collagen vascular diseases, early. Drug toxicity. HP, chronic. LC. NSIP. PE, interstitial. Sarcoidosis, fibrosing. UIP, early.- Nodular Diseases. HP, subacute. LCH, early. LIP. Metastases. RB-ILD. Sarcoidosis, granulomatous. Silicosis. TB, miliary. Large rounded opacities.-Alveolar Diseases. AIP. ARDS. BAC. CB. CEP. DAH. DIP. Drug toxicity. HP, acute. Infections, endobronchial. MALToma. OP. PAP. PCP. PE, alveolar.- Cystic Diseases. Asbestosis, advanced . Bronchiectasis, cystic. CF. Collagen vascular diseases, advanced. Emphisema. LAM. LCH, advanced. UIP, advanced.- Glossary.- Subject Index.-
