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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Lobar consolidation ... Interstitial - Reticular ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... pattern on a CXR ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
. 1- Consolidation ... substances resulting in lobar ... fine or coarse reticular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
at the lung bases ... a reticular pattern ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... pattern with a ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
is an uncommon cause ... of lobar consolidation ... nonfunctioning part of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #