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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Lobar consolidation ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... The old name is BOOP ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... Neoplasm with lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
of chronic consolidation ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #RadiologyAssistant
Hemorrhage
In this case there was a solitary nodule in the right upper lobe and a biopsy
The lobar consolidation ... contusion - Pulmonary ... Goodpasture's, Wegener's #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... which are probably consolidations ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant