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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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
or lobar collaps ... has a limited differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Lateral #LUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #Luftsichel ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Lateral #LUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #Luftsichel ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
, which is the collapsed ... lobe #Clinical #Radiology ... #Lateral #LUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #APWindow ... #RadiologyAssistant
Right upper lobe atelectasis
Findings:
1) triangular density
2) elevated right hilus
3) obliteration of the retrosternal clear space (arrow)
arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #LungCancer ... #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar ... #Collapse #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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
substances resulting in lobar ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-images demonstrate the atelectasis of the left upper lobe (blue arrow).
There is a centrally located
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #Obstructive ... #RadiologyAssistant