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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
the left heart border ... caused by Sterptococcus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
pneumonia caused ... The old name is BOOP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... opacities - Fine Nodular ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• formerly BOOP ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Make sure to order
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... Legionella #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant