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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Diffuse ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Cells - tumor ... distribution: - Diffuse ... they may become diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... common cause of diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #CXR #Diffuse ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
entities manifest as diffuse ... about 90% of all diffuse ... frequently encountered diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Mnemonic #HRCT #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
cells (including tumor ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
the nodules are diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
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
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
are so small and diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #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
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