Prognostic Significance of Pathological Chest Radiography in Transplant Patients Affected by Cytomegalovirus and/or Pneumocystis Carinii

Chest radiographic evaluation of diffuse infiltrative lung disease: review of a dying art

The chest radiographic evaluation of interstitial lung diseases is among the most difficult tasks in radiology. The following article reviews one system of pattern recognition used in the differential diagnosis of interstitial lung disease. The patterns reviewed include three reticular patterns: The Peripheral Reticular pattern, the Cystic pattern and the Linear pattern and two other patterns: the Nodular pattern and the ground-glass pattern. The majority of interstitial lung diseases may be classified into one of these patterns, which allows for improved differential diagnosis.

Radiographic evaluation of diffuse interstitial lung disease: review of a dying art

The chest radiographic interpretation of interstitial lung disease is discussed by using a pattern approach. Patterns discussed are the Peripheral Reticular, Linear, Cystic, Nodular, and Ground-glass. The radiographic characteristics of each pattern are described, and the causes of each pattern are reviewed with attention to their usual clinical presentation. An understanding of the characteristic radiographic manifestations of various interstitial lung diseases can lead to improved diagnosis.