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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Blood - hemorrhage ... - Cells - tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Consolidation is ... it pus, edema, blood ... or tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
of OP. ... carcinoma, the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... the differential diagnosis ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
the cause of the consolidation ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
four patterns. 1- Consolidation ... with fluid, pus, blood ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
the peripheral blood ... Like in COP we see ... non-segmental consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
seen when the consolidations ... to infection, blood ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pulmonary #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... cause of diffuse consolidation ... redistribution of pulmonary blood ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... of chronic consolidation ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant