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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing ... Organizing Pneumonia ... - Imaging: • CXR ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #Cryptogenic ... #Organizing #Pneumonia ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
pneumonia, but ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #Cryptogenic ... #Organizing #Pneumonia ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... possibility of multiple ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #Cryptogenic ... #Organizing #Pneumonia ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... x-ray there is an ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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bronchograms and ill-defined ... vascular pedicle All ... like to look at old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
including tumor cells ... or multifocal ill-defined ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
are usually very ill ... usually not that ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant