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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... the right upper lobe ... most likely a lobar ... This was an acute lobar ... #Pneumonia #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 ... is in the lower lobe ... air-bronchogram Lobar ... a consolidated lobe ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the left upper lobe ... the luft sichel sign ... #Lateral #LUL #Lobar ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
Right middle lobe ... border (silhouette sign ... of the middle lobe ... RML #MiddleLobe #Lobar ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
the left upper lobe ... of the middle lobe ... #Lateral #LUL #Lobar ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
the central dot sign ... The upper lobe predominance ... #CTChest #LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
Silhouette sign ... very important sign ... When there is a pneumonia ... the left lower lobe ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant