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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Multifocal ill-defined ... interstitial opacities ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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findings are: - bilateral ... perihilar consolidation ... size - subtle interstitial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
the cause of the consolidation ... chronic illness, clinical ... this is nodular interstitial ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
four patterns. 1- Consolidation ... or multifocal ill-defined ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
findings in OP - Bilateral ... with the typical bilateral ... carcinoma, the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... the differential diagnosis ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
Multifocal Multifocal consolidations ... densities is interstitial ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Consolidation
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
x-ray (left) and CHF ... The lateral view ... the accentuated interstitium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... in the proper clinical ... which are probably consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #