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Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... (COP), chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... (OP) or chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Interstitial Edema, Alveolar ... , COP, Chronic Eos ... Crazy Paving: Alveolar ... Sarcoidosis, NSIP, COP ... #radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
content of the alveoli ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
morphologic findings on HRCT ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #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
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
NSIP - Organizing pneumonia ... (COP/BOOP) - Infection ... Bronchoalveolarca (BAC) - Pulmonary ... AIP) #Clinical #Radiology ... AlveolarProteinosis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
be specific for alveolar ... (COP), adult respiratory ... distress syndrome and pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Proteinosis #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... pneumonia (AIP, ... characterized by diffuse alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... macrophages in alveolar ... confirmatory findings on HRCT ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP