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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
know, that the pathology ... This was a consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
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 consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... causes of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... like organizing pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
that present with consolidation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial ... #Pneumonia #PJP ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant