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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
lobar, diffuse or multifocal ... ill-defined opacities ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... are dealing with multifocal ... consolidations, ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
densities iin the left lung ... which are probably consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Septic ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In pulmonar embolism ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LungInfarct ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... weight loss or long ... causes of chronic consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
In the lung the ... areas of consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Granulomatosis #Multifocal ... #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
cause of lobar consolidation ... nonfunctioning part of the lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CtChest #Pulmonary ... PulmonarySequestration #RadiologyAssistant