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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 ... UIP, NSIP and long ... the air in the alveoli ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
the cause of the consolidation ... between these chest ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
seen when the consolidations ... transudate like in CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #CHF #Alveolar ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... The consolidation ... bleeding into the alveoli ... In this case a lung ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
presentation of alveolar ... a precursor of consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #CHF #KerleyB # ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... diseased areas of the lung ... with perihilar consolidations ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... characterized by diffuse alveolar ... diffuse or patchy consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... In the lungs LV ... finally into the alveoli ... can be seen on a chest-film ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant