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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
on a chest x-ray ... Lobar consolidation ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Cells - tumor ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
edema, blood or tumor ... fibrosis as in UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
. 1- Consolidation ... cells (including tumor ... substances resulting in lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Patterns #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 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
in ground glass pattern ... predominance: UIP ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
or an area of consolidation ... can heal and end up ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
The histologic pattern ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
with a benign pattern ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology ... #CTChest #Fleischner ... Pulmonary #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant