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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
the air in the alveoli ... Is it pus, edema ... or tumor cells (Table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... Broncho-alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #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
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
edema: bilateral ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... content of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
pneumonia Peripheral consolidations ... photo negative of pulmonary ... edema). ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Eosinophilic #Pnemonia #RadiologyAssistant
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
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Alveolar proteinosis ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant