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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
chronic consolidation ... - Lung neoplasms ... is a rare chronic ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Acute #Chronic
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
or chronic illness ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... are indicated in ... content of the alveoli ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... frequently seen in chronic ... lung disease. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
that fills the alveoli ... of air in the alveoli ... 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 ... month history of chronic ... consolidation. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• Hemoptysis - rare ... - Imaging: • CXR ... opacities, Unilateral consolidation ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
Multifocal Multifocal consolidations ... disease, like in the alveolar ... and fill up the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
list of causes of chronic ... consolidation. ... This was an acute ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchoalveolar carcinoma
The chest x-ray shows diffuse consolidation with 'white out' of the left
out' of the left lung ... patient had a chronic ... in the left lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Bronchogram #RadiologyAssistant