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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 ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... AirBronchogram #RUL ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... pulmonary embolus has caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
which could be masses ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Lymphoma #Perihilar #LUL ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... In daily clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
or an area of consolidation ... the surrounding lung ... patients with end-stage ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
vasculitis causes ... ill-defined areas of consolidation ... In a later stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Multifocal #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
is an uncommon cause ... of lobar consolidation ... nonfunctioning part of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... diffuse or patchy consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant