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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Nodular - Acute ... Pulmonary Embolism - Acute ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #RUL ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... - Lung neoplasms ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Acute ... #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Medication-induced ILD: Amiodarone ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... ILD #diagnosis #differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... seen in chronic lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Batwing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
of Interstitial Lung ... Disease - Differential ... Radiaition • Drugs: Amiodarone ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
present as multiple ill-defined ... densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... or multifocal ill-defined ... tissue of the lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... larger ones are ill-defined ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant