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Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
consolidation is also called ... most typical of pulmonary ... consolidation is called ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture heals, the callus ... a patient with COPD ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RibFracture #Callus ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... Langerhans giant cells ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Management #Treatment
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 ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... This is also called ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
fluid, pus, blood, cells ... including tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... Langerhans giant cells ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Management #Treatment
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
blood or tumor cells ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor cells ... or interstitial lung ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant