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On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
arthritis and bilateral ... as a result of organizing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... OP is organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... this was also organizing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Consolidation - Lobar ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
of cryptogenic organizing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
Neoplasm with lobar ... diseases like organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
pneumonia (OP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #Distribution #Organizing ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant