Preferred Label : reticular pattern;
RADLEX synonyms : reticular enhancement;
Definition : On chest radiographs, a reticular pattern is a collection of innumerable small linear
opacities that, by summation, produce an ppearance resembling a net (synonym: reticulation)
(Fig 61). This finding usually represents interstitial lung disease. The constituents
of a reticular pattern are more clearly seen at thinsection CT, whether they are interlobular
septal thickening, intralobular lines, or the cyst walls of honeycombing. (Reticular
pattern and honeycombing should not be considered synonymous. See also honeycombing.);
Source : Fleischner Society, LID;
Origin ID : RID43271;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
On chest radiographs, a reticular pattern is a collection of innumerable small linear
opacities that, by summation, produce an ppearance resembling a net (synonym: reticulation)
(Fig 61). This finding usually represents interstitial lung disease. The constituents
of a reticular pattern are more clearly seen at thinsection CT, whether they are interlobular
septal thickening, intralobular lines, or the cyst walls of honeycombing. (Reticular
pattern and honeycombing should not be considered synonymous. See also honeycombing.)
