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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

CT

Thoracic CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of pulmonary edema. Findings on CT scan diagnostic of hydrostatic pulmonary edema include:

• Cardiomegaly
• Vascular engorgement
• Pleural effusions

Findings on CT scan diagnostic of interstitial pulmonary edema include:

• Bronchial wall thickening

• Smooth interlobular septal thickening
• Ground-glass opacity (often with hazy, poorly defined centrilobular nodules)