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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... is a rare chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
is pulmonary edema ... , to differentiate ... edema due to a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Is it pus, edema ... or tumor cells (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
course of 1 week (a) ... consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... edema: bilateral ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... A way to think of ... content of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Pulmonary hemorrhage ... edema - filling ... of the alveoli ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... edema, both cardiogenic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... On a CXR the most ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
thickening, usually focal ... ground-glass opacity with a ... Alveolar proteinosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table