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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... most likely a lobar ... This was an acute lobar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... consolidation is lobar ... pneumonia. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
arthritis and bilateral ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... thoracic spine form top ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... (COP), chronic ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
anterior, middle and posterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle #Posterior ... #Compartments #RadiologyAssistant
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Atrium - The upper posterior ... Forms the lower posterior ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
Neoplasm with lobar ... (OP) or chronic ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant