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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
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 ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
an obstructing tumor ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Mucus #Plugging #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
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- 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 ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
On the PET-CT there is both a tumor in the left lung, aswell as in the
there is both a tumor ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
The second most common chest wall abnormalities that we see on a CXR are metastases in
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tumor #Metastases ... RibMetastases #RadiologyAssistant
Here an example of a large lesion in the right lower lobe, which is difficult to
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RLL #Tumor ... Subtle #Diaphragm #RadiologyAssistant