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Citation:
Knipe H, Bell D, Isolated diffuse ground-glass opacification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 05 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-78536
Isolated diffuse ground-glass opacification/opacity (GGO) has a relatively well-defined differential diagnosis although this remains broad and clinical correlation, like many respiratory diseases, is key to diagnosis.
Differential diagnosis
Miller et al. have described the following differential diagnosis 1:
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1. Wallace T. Miller, Jr., Rosita M. Shah. Isolated Diffuse Ground-Glass Opacity in Thoracic CT: Causes and Clinical Presentations. (2012) American Journal of Roentgenology. 184 (2): 613-22. doi:10.2214/ajr.184.2.01840613 - Pubmed
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