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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... table lists the differential ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large ... Pericardial effusion ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
Notice the large ... Clinical #Radiology #CTS ... #CXR #PostSurgical ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial ... PulmonaryEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
There is a large pericardial effusion, which is located posteriorly to the left ventricle (blue arrow).
The
There is a large ... pericardial effusion ... At surgery a large ... Clinical #Radiology #CTS ... PericardialEffusion #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 ... Neoplasm with lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-image shows a large pericardial effusion.
Always compare these post-operative chest films with the pre-operative ones.
The CT-image shows ... a large pericardial ... Clinical #Radiology #CTS ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
only a minimal pericardial ... Continue with the CT ... Clinical #Radiology #CTS ... #CXR #PostSurgical ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... patients who have a large ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
Lobar atelectasis ... or lobar collaps ... has a limited differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant