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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
This is known as ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... This was a consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... is also called ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
lobes presenting as ... areas of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria, also ... known as atypical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
respond to the treatment ... typically present as ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... as a result of ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
but one might also ... pneumonia (OP) also ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
findings in OP - Bilateral ... with the typical bilateral ... diseases such as ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... This is also called ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant