Radiologic Approach to Diffuse Infiltrative Lung Disease.
10.3348/jkrs.2006.54.6.503
- Author:
Eun Young KANG
1
;
Ok Hee WOO
;
Hwan Seok YONG
;
Ki Yeol LEE
;
Yu Whan OH
;
In Ho CHA
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea. keyrad@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung, diseases;
Lung, interstitial disease;
Lung, radiography;
Lung, CT;
Computed tomography (CT), high-resolution
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Lung Diseases*;
Lung*;
Radiography;
Thorax
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2006;54(6):503-513
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Radiology approach to diffuse infiltrative lung disease (DILD) is based on a chest radiography and CT. Chest radiography can categorize DILD into five main patterns of abnormality: linear, reticular, cystic, nodular, and ground-glass patterns. The CT patterns of DILD can be classified into six patterns including thickened interlobular septa, reticular, cystic, nodular, ground-glass, and consolidation patterns. The pertinent differential diagnosis of DILD is based on the pattern recognition approach of abnormalities, and a specific diagnosis can often be made using chest radiography and CT. This pictorial essay illustrates the radiology pattern recognition approach for DILD using chest radiography and CT.
