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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Lobar consolidation ... - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long standing ... of chronic consolidation ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... in fact this is nodular ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... NSIP and long standing ... the alveoli and cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Lobar #Diffuse ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
can present as consolidation ... or even as masses ... Here a typical case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Sarcoidosis #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
This was a consolidation ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
Sarcoidosis In this case ... In many cases a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Sarcoidosis #Nodular ... Interstitial #Pattern #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another typical case of sarcoidosis.
In addition to the perilymphatic nodules, there are multiple
another typical case ... perilymphatic nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Peribronchovascular #Nodular ... #RadiologyAssistant
Hemorrhage
In this case there was a solitary nodule in the right upper lobe and a biopsy
Hemorrhage In this case ... was a solitary nodule ... The lobar consolidation ... Goodpasture's, Wegener's #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR