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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... consolidations ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
lobar, diffuse or multifocal ... ill-defined opacities ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
consolidations ... result of airspace-consolidations ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... typically present as multifocal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
, which is the collapsed ... lobe #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #LUL ... #Lobar #Collapse ... #APWindow #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... consolidations, ... diagnosis of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-images demonstrate the atelectasis of the left upper lobe (blue arrow).
There is a centrally located
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse ... #Obstructive #RadiologyAssistant
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
On the PET-CT there is both a tumor in the left lung, aswell as in the
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PETCT #LUL ... #Lobar #Collapse ... #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 ... causes of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AirBronchogram #RUL ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant