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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The table lists ... the differential ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Enlargement #Differential ... Unilateral #Bilateral #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... LIP #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... respond to the treatment ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural opacities
The table lists the most common causes of pleural opacities #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Pleural
opacities The table ... pleural opacities #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Opacity #Plaques #Differential ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Lung Abscess Differential
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Azygoesophageal recess
The most important mediastinal line to look for is the azygoesophageal line, which borders the
on most frontal CXRs ... summarized in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Displacement #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant