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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... opacities - Fine Nodular ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... lobe collapse causes ... the collapsed LUL ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
is in a normal position ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... This was a consolidation ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... in fact this is nodular ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
which could be masses ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Lymphoma #Perihilar #LUL ... #Consolidation
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
Sarcoidosis On a CXR ... can present as consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #NodularInterstitial ... #Nodular #Interstitial