Melissa L. Rosado De Christenson MD, Presenter: Author, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc Author, Amirsys, Inc Author, American Registry of Pathology Author, Oxford University Press

1) To define pulmonary edema and list its various types. 2) To identify typical radiographic and CT findings of pulmonary edema. 3) To recognize conditions that mimic pulmonary edema.

Pulmonary edema is the abnormal accumulation of extravascular lung water and is often classified as cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic types. Interstitial edema manifests on radiography with perihilar haze, subpleural edema, peribronchial cuffing, and septal thickening. Alveolar edema may manifest with consolidation on radiography and with ground-glass and acinar opacities or consolidation on chest CT. Interstitial edema typically exhibits rapid onset and resolution. Alveolar edema may have a rapid onset, but clears slowly.

Rosado De Christenson, M, Pulmonary Edema.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14000976.html