The lungs were consolidated in consistency but patchy discolorization typical for bacterial pneumonic infections were not present.
Pulmonary contusion can cause parts of the lung to consolidate, alveoli to collapse, and atelectasis (partial or total lung collapse) to occur.
In patients with ARDS and/or pneumonia, consolidated lung areas predominating in dependent lung regions coexist with interstitial and alveolar edema in anterior and lateral lung regions.
Bacterial (consolidated) pneumonia is distinguished from viral (interstitial) pneumonia by ultrasonography visualized as lung consolidations with sonographic air bronchograms, typically larger than 0.5 cm in depth[4, 5, 7, 16, 17].
Although PET/MRI may not necessarily replace the role of PET/CT in thoracic oncological imaging [99], and specific clinical indications remain to be identified, MRI may be advantageous when compared to CT in the investigation of consolidating lung lesions, and malignant mediastinal and chest wall invasion.
Abdominal and thoracic radiographs showed severe bronchointerstitial consolidating lung disease with poorly defined nodules, tracheobronchial lymphadenopathy, and mild hepatosplenomegaly.
The LUS re-aeration score should include dependent lung regions, which are frequently consolidated.
Pathologic examination showed the most striking gross lesions were consolidated in the lungs, with edema and hemorrhage.
Transducing the acutely injured lung may be difficult, due to the presence of pulmonary edema, consolidated or collapsed alveoli, and additional extracellular barriers such as mucus.
Briefly, the dorsal and ventral surfaces of each lung lobe were given a score representing the approximate proportion that was consolidated.
