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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... granulomatous noduli are ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... Consolidation - ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
that fills the alveoli ... of air in the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... This was a consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
disease, like in the alveolar ... and fill up the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
some pulmonary consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... with multifocal consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases are ... content of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Opacification of alveolar ... seen in infected consolidation ... seen in infected consolidation ... Static #Dynamic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung