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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... This was a consolidation ... due to a pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... The most common diagnosis ... is lobar pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... weight loss or long ... causes of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
some pulmonary consolidations ... involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
distribution of consolidation ... periphery of the lung ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
that affects the distal ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... - Diagnosis: ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... with multifocal consolidations ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral