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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Left Upper Lobe Collapse ... causes the collapse ... or curtain and causes ... the LLL apical segment ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Multifocal ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
lobar, diffuse or multifocal ... Atelectasis - collapse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... the superior segment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lateral #LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... multiple ill-defined masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
Multifocal Multifocal ... In most cases these ... In some cases however ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
atelectasis or lobar collaps ... The most common causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Collapse ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
chest film after treatment ... A common cause of ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Total #Lung #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
These images are of a patient who had widespread bronchopneumonia and was on ventilation.
During follow up
This was caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Total #Lung #Collapse ... MucousPlugging #RadiologyAssistant