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Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... pneumonia (COP), chronic ... #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Differential #Table ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... 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 ... consolidation #Clinical ... #Radiology #HRCT ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Filling of the alveolar ... resolution of the HRCT ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... , cavities • HRCT ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
HP (right) Differential ... centrilobular emphysema. - Alveolar ... show very similar HRCT ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... content of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... illness, clinical ... OP) - multiple chronic ... filling of the alveoli ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
HRCT findings in ... Chronic eosinophilic ... photo negative of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Eosinophilic #Pnemonia #RadiologyAssistant