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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... The table lists ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Consolidation is ... or tumor cells (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... and other non-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
peripheral areas of consolidation ... glass opacity and consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
Basic Interpretation ... (ground-glass, consolidation ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Algorithm #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
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Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... The consolidation ... The pulmonary embolus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant