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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... and chronic consolidation ... will limit the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... Anteroposterior and ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... pneumonia (OP) and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
distribution of consolidation ... both cardiogenic and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
some pulmonary consolidations ... normal-sized heart and ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
or an area of consolidation ... In the differential ... To differentiate ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Extremity (hand ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
in the bronchi and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant