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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... may become diffuse ... The old name is BOOP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• formerly BOOP ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , pleural thickening ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... possibility of multiple ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here a pneumonia which was hidden in the right lower lobe mainly below the level of
Here a pneumonia ... the dome of the diaphragm ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RLL #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... to multifocal ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
from posterior all ... all the way to ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
All these findings ... the dome of the diaphragm ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural # ... Plaques #Asbestos #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
increased density with ill-defined ... thus creating ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #LLL #Lobar #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
important to examine all ... lung borders the diaphragm ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
The pneumonia does ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral # ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant