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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 ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... also known as BOOP ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
that present with consolidation ... The old name is BOOP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... - Lung neoplasms ... like organizing pneumonia ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• formerly BOOP ... - Imaging: • CXR ... opacities, Unilateral consolidation ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
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 ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
borders in the left lung ... in Klebsiella pneumoniae ... , TB and lung cancer ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... the consolidated lung ... resolution of the consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant