Health Dictionary
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Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia other imaging findings
Introduction
Overview on X-ray Findings
Overview on X-ray Findings
- AIP: Non specific and often there is a patchy opacification.
- IPF: In early mild disease Chest Xray may be positive, however in advanced disease there will be a widespread reticulonodular shadowing throughout both lung fields.
- This Xray shows a left hemidiaphragm has been lost, with increased opacification of the left base. Underlying infective change on left base should be excluded.
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