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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... are usually very ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
is necessary to differentiate ... healing fracture from ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
redistribution of flow from ... comparison with old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant