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On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
CT to rule out pulmonary ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
glass pattern in a mosaic ... enlargement of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
hyperperfused lung ... Emboli adherent ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
edema: cardiac, ... forms of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... edema. ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
dependent part of the lungs ... non-dependent part of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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right with the pulmonary ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic ... Attenuation #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant