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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... collagen vascular diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... like organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
exclusion of other diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... collagen vascular disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... interstitial lung disease ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
seen in other diseases ... Sarcoid - NSIP - Organizing ... pneumonia (COP/ ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
in many other diseases ... (NSIP), organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #AlveolarProteinosis
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... dealing with the differential ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant