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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... the alveoli and cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... of breath with low ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... pulmonary blood flow ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Now it is obvious ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... a patient with low-grade ... non-segmental consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... in the former case ... pneumonia, but now ... #CTChest #COP # ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... nodular, high and low ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... attenuation and areas of low ... included in the differential ... #CTChest #Chronic ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant