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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... (OP) or chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Acute ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... COP. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Broncho-alveolar ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Interstitial Edema, Alveolar ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia ... , COP, Chronic Eos ... Crazy Paving: Alveolar ... Sarcoidosis, NSIP, COP
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
content of the alveoli ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Like in COP we see ... extensive filling of alveoli ... #Clinical #Radiology ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
be specific for alveolar ... NSIP - Organizing pneumonia ... (COP/BOOP) - Infection ... AIP) #Clinical #Radiology ... AlveolarProteinosis #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... Lobar pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... filling of the alveoli ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
be specific for alveolar ... (COP), adult respiratory ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AlveolarProteinosis #Alveolar ... #Proteinosis #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
starts in the alveoli ... the airways as acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... Legionella #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant