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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Multifocal ill-defined ... interstitial opacities - Fine ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
Pattern on Chest ... to one or more pulmonary ... progresses to multifocal ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology
Chest XRay Consolidation Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Consolidation #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Chest XRay Consolidation ... Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... typically present as multifocal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
consolidations ... bronchopneumonia starts ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Consolidation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... consolidations, ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
lobar, diffuse or multifocal ... ill-defined opacities ... parenchyma resulting in fine ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... Here we see an old ... The pulmonary embolus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... two ill-defined ... which are probably consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #