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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Alveolar proteinosis ... is a rare chronic ... filling of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Pumonary cardiogenic ... filling of the alveoli ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
A way to think of ... content of the alveoli ... For instance a lobar ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
are dealing with a ... , it is likely a ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
HRCT findings in ... photo negative of pulmonary ... On the left a contrast ... enhanced CT in a ... Eosinophilic #Pnemonia #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
Interpretation A ... (ground-glass, consolidation ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... The consolidation ... bleeding into the alveoli ... The pulmonary embolus ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
characterized by diffuse alveolar ... aswell as the HRCT ... The HRCT characteristics ... diffuse or patchy consolidation ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... incidental finding in HRCT ... ground-glass opacity with a ... Alveolar proteinosis ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
lobe there is a ... when there is a ... #CTChest #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant