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Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
in cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Non specific interstitial ... Cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Organizing pneumonia ... this is nodular interstitial ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
was cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... the HRCT findings ... this #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
of chronic consolidation ... This was an acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
dealing with the differential ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... , OP and LIP have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant