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Answer: 4. The abnormalities are best characterized as “crazy paving”
The thoracic CT shows multifocal areas of ground-glass opacity (defined as areas of increased lung attenuation without obscuration of the underlying vessels and airway walls, associated with smooth interlobular septal thickening, with a sharp, non-anatomic demarcation between normal and abnormal lung- this description is known as “crazy paving.” Perilymphatic nodules are nodules that are found in close contact with fissure surfaces, along interlobular septae, larger pulmonary veins, and along the bronchovascular bundles (the sites of pulmonary lymphatics) - this pattern is commonly seen with sarcoidosis and pulmonary caricinomatosis, and less commonly with amyloidosis, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, or pulmonary lymphoma. Lobular consolidation is present when increased lung opacity that obscures underlying vessels and airway walls (the definition of consolidation) is seen filling the secondary pulmonary lobule- this pattern is commonly seen with infectious pneumonias, but is non-specific. Parenchymal bands are linear opacities up to 5 cm long, 1-3 mm thick, extending to the pleural surface, which itself is often abnormal. Parenchymal bands reflect pleuropulmonary fibrosis and are often encountered in individuals exposed to asbestos.
Based on the available information, among the choices provided, what is the most likely diagnosis?