“…It can be hypodense (indicative of fat), which is generally characteristic of lipoid pneumonia, or hyperdense, as in pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis, parenchymal amyloidosis, talc pneumoconiosis, metastatic pulmonary calcification, and amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity. 1 ) However, most consolidations have soft-tissue density (similar to the densities of the heart and liver). This finding is highly nonspecific, being associated with various diseases; the differential diagnosis depends on the correlation of clinical and laboratory findings.…”