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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
opacities - Fine Nodular ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... This was a consolidation ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
some pulmonary consolidations ... involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... which are probably consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
a parenchymal consolidation ... or nodular opacity ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... bronchial wall injury ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis ... In most cases of ... The peripheral consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism