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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... duplicated SVC) • Pulmonary ... Lymphoma, Germ cell tumor ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
Malignant Bone Tumors ... lesions that look darker ... between bone and tumor ... around the bone tumor ... BoneTumors #Malignant #Radiology
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
pneumothorax, tumour ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
edema, blood or tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
cells (including tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Cells - tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Blood, Water, Tumor ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
an obstructing tumor ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
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 #CTChest
The second most common chest wall abnormalities that we see on a CXR are metastases in
that we see on a CXR ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tumor #Metastases