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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... The table lists ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... diseases can have more ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
displace the contour more ... will result in more ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... most typical of pulmonary ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
They have a more ... towards the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... This would be more ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
blood from the pulmonary ... On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... One should be able ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
entering the right atrium ... soft tissue and more ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Normal #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant