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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... opacities - Fine ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
opacities. 2- Interstitial ... parenchyma resulting in fine ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
presentation is a fine ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Nodular #Interstitial ... #Pattern #Sarcoidosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
filling of the alveoli ... this is nodular interstitial ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
ill-defined densities is interstitial ... and fill up the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
content of the alveoli ... to look at the pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
be described as fine ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Sarcoidosis ... #Nodular #Interstitial ... #Pattern #RadiologyAssistant
Key findings in alveolar proteinosis
- Crazy paving pattern: reticular pattern superimposed on ground glass opacification.
- Opacifications
: reticular pattern ... ground glass to consolidation ... transported to the interstitium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CrazyPaving #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
: Consolidation ... solitary or multiple Interstitial ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... #CXR #Lung #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
presentation of alveolar ... a precursor of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant