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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... pneumonia. ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... must be located anteriorly ... This was a consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Lobar consolidation ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... causes of chronic consolidation ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Diffuse ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
Neoplasm with lobar ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... like organizing pneumonia ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXRs.
There is a subtle consolidation in the left lower lobe in the hidden
First study the CXRs ... There is a subtle consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... segments to be pushed anteriorly ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Right upper lobe atelectasis
Findings:
1) triangular density
2) elevated right hilus
3) obliteration of the retrosternal clear space (arrow)
space (arrow) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #LungCancer #RadiologyAssistant