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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphoma, Germ cell tumor ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
edema, blood or tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
atelectasis or pleural effusion ... The differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
cells (including tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
lesions that look darker ... between bone and tumor ... around the bone tumor ... BoneTumors #Malignant #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #XRay
Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion ... Asbestosis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... - Cells - tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid may become encysted.
Here we see fluid entrapped within the fissure.
This can sometimes give the
called 'vanishing tumor ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #Effusion ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
small pleural effusions ... carcinoma, the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant