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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... diseases like organizing ... with multiple peripheral ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... Peripheral distribution ... in cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP), chronic ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Organizing pneumonia ... Infarction - peripheral ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... perihilar (batwing) or peripheral ... OP is organizing ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia with peripheral ... Chronic eosinophilic ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... There is a peripheral ... month history of chronic ... consolidation. ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
OP - Bilateral peripheral ... typical bilateral peripheral ... of cryptogenic organizing ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
distribution of consolidation ... sparing of the periphery ... most typical of pulmonary ... frequently seen in chronic ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
and bilateral peripheral ... consolidations ... as a result of organizing ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing ... Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant