Cardiogenic pulmonary edema
Discussion:
CT findings are in keeping with acute pulmonary edema.
The main imaging differential considerations include other causes of diffuse airspace opacification:
- Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage: has no dependent gradient and usually no pleural effusion
- Pneumonia: usually no dependent gradient
- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: usually no pleural effusion
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