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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LungInfarct ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... pattern at the lung ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
is an uncommon cause ... nonfunctioning part of the lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CtChest #Pulmonary ... PulmonarySequestration #RadiologyAssistant