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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... which are probably consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #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 ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
The CT-image is ... Finally the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
with asthma or CF ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
CT Angiogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Prominent pulm vessels traversing through an area of parenchymal
CT Angiogram Sign ... of parenchymal consolidation ... CTAngiogram #Angiogram #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical