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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Lobar consolidation ... - Diffuse consolidation ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Diffuse
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... Neoplasm with lobar ... are so small and diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Diffuse consolidation ... Unlike lobar pneumonia ... disease does not cross ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... peripheries and lower ... - Diagnosis: ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
density is in the lower ... will not cross ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #LLL #Lobar #Pneumonia