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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... This was a consolidation ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... edema, blood or tumor ... the alveoli and cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Cells - tumor ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... peripheral consolidations ... case, but this ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
the right heart border ... thus simulating a consolidation ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
which could be masses ... could be areas of consolidation ... Finally the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
look like a lung masses ... or consolidations ... bordering the chest ... are usually: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... On the lateral view ... the left heart border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle