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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... This was a consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
(OP) or chronic ... Sarcoidosis is the great ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
restricted to areas ... carcinoma, the diagnosis ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... is lobar pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
arthritis and bilateral ... peripheral consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Notice the air-bronchogram ... causes of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
(OP) - multiple ... acute shortness of breath ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
(COP), chronic ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... and UIP. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
maybe there is an air-bronchogram ... (OP) also known ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant