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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
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Rounded atelectasis
The typical findings of rounded atelectasis on CT are pleural thickening, pleural-based mass and comet
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Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
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Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
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Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
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he CT shows a lesion that originates in the lung.
Many would have a lungcancer on the
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On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
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CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
also demonstrate signs ... be high in the differential ... diagnostic list ... a precursor of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology