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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... consolidations ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation ... Patchy areas of consolidation ... progresses to multifocal ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal ... #Differential #Table
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... The table lists ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
listed in the table ... differentiate multifocal ... consolidations ... #Management #Radiology
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
consolidations ... result of airspace-consolidations ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Consolidation
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 CXRs ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... consolidations, ... diagnosis of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
four patterns. 1- Consolidation ... lobar, diffuse or multifocal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation