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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Multifocal ill-defined ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... usually multiple ill-defined ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... In the proper clinical ... causes of chronic consolidation ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #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
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
resolution of the consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... - Diagnosis: ... ANA, RF, CCP, CPK
Here we see a consolidation which is located in the left lower lobe.
There is a normal
Here we see a consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #LLL #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 ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
of disease that starts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #LLL #Lobar #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant