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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... - Lung neoplasms ... Sarcoidosis is the great ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... • Diminished breath ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Abscess Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... acute shortness of breath ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic ... cancers, including lung ... , esophageal, breast ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Chronic hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis (2) The case ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant