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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... consolidation - Multifocal ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
present as multifocal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Diffuse #Multifocal ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
substances resulting in lobar ... , diffuse or multifocal ... ill-defined opacities ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... Neoplasm with lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... Lobar pneumonia ... interstitial lung disease ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
Multifocal Multifocal ... is interstitial disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... It will lead to multifocal ... The disease does ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... Legionella #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
collagen vascular disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners ... Granulomatosis #Multifocal ... #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... air-bronchogram Lobar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant