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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">IJMABHR</journal-id>
<journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title>IJMABHR</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="epub">2582-8940</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Anfo Publication House</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">431</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.54660/IJMBHR.2026.7.1.69-72</article-id>
<title-group><article-title>Role of Computed Tomography of the Chest in Differentiating Cardiogenic and Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema</article-title></title-group>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name><surname>Upneja</surname><given-names>Anuj</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Sylonia</surname><given-names>Subhash C</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Garga</surname><given-names>Umesh C</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Ghosh</surname><given-names>Sumit Kumar</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"/></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Choudhary</surname><given-names>Ashish</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"/></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><label>1</label>Post Graduate Student, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India</aff>
<aff id="aff2"><label>2</label>Professor and Head of Department, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India</aff>
<aff id="aff3"><label>3</label>Professor in Radiodiagnosis, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India</aff>
<aff id="aff4"><label>4</label>Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India</aff>
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<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub"><day>09</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<issue>1</issue>
<fpage>69</fpage>
<lpage>72</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>09</day><month>11</month><year>2025</year></date>
<date date-type="accepted"><day>10</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></date>
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<abstract><p>Background: Acute pulmonary edema is a common cause of respiratory distress, and distinguishing cardiogenic from non-cardiogenic etiologies is critical because treatment strategies differ substantially.
Objective: To assess the diagnostic utility of chest computed tomography in differentiating cardiogenic from non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective observational analysis was performed on 103 patients who underwent CT chest for evaluation of acute pulmonary edema. Imaging findings were systematically assessed and correlated with clinical presentation and echocardiographic parameters to determine the underlying etiology.
Results: Cardiogenic pulmonary edema was significantly associated with cardiomegaly, bilateral pleural effusions, smooth interlobular septal thickening and predominantly central ground-glass opacities. In contrast, non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema commonly demonstrated diffuse or peripheral ground-glass opacities with patchy areas of consolidation and minimal cardiac or pleural involvement.
Conclusion: Chest CT serves as a valuable diagnostic tool in differentiating cardiogenic from non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema by identifying characteristic distribution patterns and associated extracardiac findings.
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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><kwd>Acute pulmonary edema</kwd><kwd>Cardiogenic pulmonary edema</kwd><kwd>Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema</kwd><kwd>Chest computed tomography</kwd><kwd>Ground-glass opacities</kwd></kwd-group>
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