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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... #Lingula #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXR.
Notice the subtle increased density in the area behind the heart that needs
was a lower lobe pneumonia ... Radiology #CXR #LLL #Pneumonia ... #Subtle #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXRs.
There is a subtle consolidation in the left lower lobe in the hidden
Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... Retrocardiac #SpineSign #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
anterior to the pneumonia ... The pneumonia does ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of TB.
Primary TB: Acute bacterial pneumonia
Secondary TB: Sarcoidosis, Silicosis, Pneumoconiosis
Endobronchial spread of TB: Bronchopneumonia,
Acute bacterial pneumonia ... CTChest #MiliaryTB #Comparison ... Metastases #Mimic #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
hypersensitivity pneumonits ... CTChest #RBILD #Comparison ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
When there is a pneumonia ... Silhouette #Sign #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant