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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing ... Pneumonia (COP) ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... : Peripheral distribution
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
distribution. ... The final diagnosis ... organizing pneumonia ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
the pattern of distribution ... pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... Organizing #Pneumonia
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
carcinoma, the diagnosis ... organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... Infarction - peripheral ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR