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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... • Secondary OP ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
Patients with OP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
content of the alveoli ... (OP) and chronic ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #CXR #Consolidation
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
proteinosis, but later ... NSIP - Organizing pneumonia ... (COP/BOOP) - Infection ... Bronchoalveolarca (BAC) - Pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
(OP) or chronic ... proteinaceous material ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... also organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in OP ... consolidations of OP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Artery Disease • Stable ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... AlveoliPneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
be specific for alveolar ... (COP), adult respiratory ... distress syndrome and pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Proteinosis #RadiologyAssistant