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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Consolidation - ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... or tumor cells (Table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... The pulmonary embolus ... has caused a triangular ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
or an area of consolidation ... without associated pulmonary ... patients with end-stage ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
Pulmonary sequestration ... is an uncommon cause ... of lobar consolidation ... Radiology #CXR #CtChest ... PulmonarySequestration #RadiologyAssistant