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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... filling of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
non-segmental consolidations ... Chronic eosinophilic ... extensive filling of alveoli ... Chronic eosinophilic ... #Clinical #Radiology
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... Chronic eosinophilic ... Broncho-alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... illness, clinical ... edema - filling ... of the alveoli ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
Peripheral consolidations ... photo negative of pulmonary ... edema). ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pnemonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... content of the alveoli ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... eosinophilia pneumonia ... , Pulmonary lymphoma
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
seen when the consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant