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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
is pulmonary edema ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... or atelectasis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
lumen - associated atelectasis ... bronchitis, COPD and cystic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
diagnosis in this ... the central dot sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
no evidence of cystic ... Nasal polyps and signs ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... #differential # ... diagnosis
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 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #