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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Multifocal ill-defined ... Interstitial - Reticular ... interstitial opacities ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
listed in the table ... differentiate multifocal ... consolidations ... #Management #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal ... #Differential #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
consolidations ... ill-defined densities is interstitial ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
of consolidation ... of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Non specific interstitial ... Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
lobar, diffuse or multifocal ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... listed in the table ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
mostly present as areas ... following patterns: Consolidation ... solitary or multiple Interstitial ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... Lung #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
as ill-defined areas ... of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Granulomatosis #Multifocal ... #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant