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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... patterns on a chest ... Consolidation - ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in OP ... of OP. ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases are ... Other examples are ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
opacities, Unilateral consolidation ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... - No specific lab ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... #BOOP #pulmonary
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
There are multiple ... bilateral peripheral consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... Like in COP we see ... non-segmental consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... diagnosis of chronic consolidation ... The lab-findings ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Hypersensitivity Pneumonia, COP ... Sarcoidosis, NSIP, COP ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary