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Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
bilateral perihilar distribution ... called a Batwing distribution ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Batwing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
is a peripheral distribution ... with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Peripheral #Distribution ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... heart failure like redistribution ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
on vessel size Distribution ... vessel vasculitis, medium ... large artery, medium ... Anti-GBM = anti–glomerular ... #Rheumatology #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... kind of pattern we ... On a CXR the most ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... chronic disease we ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... Bronchoscopy with serial ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
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 ... the pattern of distribution ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
a bimodal age distribution ... • History of EBV ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... cycles without XR ... ABVD x 2 cycles + XR
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
is necessary to differentiate ... Probably we are ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant