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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
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is pulmonary edema ... Look for other signs ... blood flow, Kerley ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
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lobe there is a gravity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Gravity #Dependent
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
also demonstrate signs ... be high in the differential ... a precursor of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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or an area of consolidation ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
influenced by: Gravity ... The following signs ... with perihilar consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant