Letter to the Editor
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2022.
World J Radiol. Feb 28, 2022; 14(2): 50-54
Published online Feb 28, 2022. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v14.i2.50
Table 1 Radiological assessment of lung edema classification[13]
Consolidation

ScoreExtent of alveolar opacities in each lung quadrant.
00%
10-25%
225-50%
350-75%
4> 75%
If consolidation is ≥ 1, then score density
1Hazy
2Moderate
3Dense
Final RALE scoring
Right lungLeft lung
Upper quadrant, Cons × Density= Q1Upper quadrant, Cons × Density= Q3
Lower quadrant, Cons × Density= Q2Lower quadrant, Cons × Density= Q4
Total RALE: Q1+Q2+Q3+Q4