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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Lobar consolidation ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Diffuse ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Radiology #CXR #Lobar ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... Neoplasm with lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Small (centomeric) consolidations ... and translobar consolidation ... patients with pulmonary ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
substances resulting in lobar ... or multifocal ill-defined ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• HRCT: patchy consolidation ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
(infiltrates, consolidation ... • Management ... - Mild to ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis ... #management #summary
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
(ground-glass, consolidation ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant