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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 ... caused by Sterptococcus ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... caused by streptococcus ... The old name is ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... opacities, Unilateral consolidation ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
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 ... masses. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
with old fims can ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Diffuse consolidation ... to multifocal ill-defined ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In this case a lung ... Here we see an old ... pulmonary embolus has caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... PulmonaryEmbolism #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 ... thus creating ill-defined ... , TB and lung cancer ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant