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Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
Atelectasis can ... radiotherapy and in chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Radiation ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
: 'signet ring sign ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
lumen - associated atelectasis ... patients with chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Bronchiectasis #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... heart due to a chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
There is an atelectasis ... the luft sichel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
indicate a total atelectasis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
Right middle lobe atelectasis ... border (silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... consolidation or atelectasis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum ... #RadiologyAssistant