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Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
impaction can mimick ... appearance of lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Here two CXRs of another patient with obvious skinfolds. The radiography was performed supine with a
Notice that there are ... lung markings beyond ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Skin #Fold #Mimic ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
This is not a pneumothorax but a skin fold.
The radiography was performed supine with a CR
lung markings beyond ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #SkinFold ... #Skin #Fold #Mimic ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of TB.
Primary TB: Acute bacterial pneumonia
Secondary TB: Sarcoidosis, Silicosis, Pneumoconiosis
Endobronchial spread of TB: Bronchopneumonia,
Differential diagnosis ... Primary TB: Acute ... CTChest #MiliaryTB #Comparison ... #Metastases #Mimic ... #RadiologyAssistant
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
There are three ... permeability or acute ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... Pedicle #Width #Comparison ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant