Right Middle Lobe Consolidation

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	Feb 8 2010, 6:47 AM EST	AndyC	Moved from: Right Upper Lobe Consolidation	move	No content added or deleted.
Change: Moved by AndyC Feb 8 2010, 6:47 AM EST
	Nov 16 2009, 11:08 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	382 words added 90 words deleted 7 images added 3 images deleted
Change: ) notes that "For reasons that escape me, fat in the thorax is often impossible to differentiate from water density. Perhaps the adjacent pulmonary gas View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1342)
	Nov 4 2009, 10:37 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	23 words added 12 words deleted 1 image added
Change: PA image was not a result of a disease process.The Paediatric ThymusThe triangular density demonstrated in the right upper thorax is not RML disease. Rather, it is a normal paediatric thymus. ... back to the Applied Radiography home page View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1048)
	Nov 4 2009, 10:28 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	56 words added 61 words deleted 1 image added 2 images deleted
Change: presented for chesthas radiographya withsomewhat "knownindistinct ischaemicright heart diseaseborder. andThis chestdoes pain".not Therereflect isRML lossdisease. ofRather, claritythe ofpatient thehas rightpectus heartexcavatum border(depressed suggestingsternum) RMLwhich pathology.Theretends isto View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1037)
	Sep 8 2009, 8:56 AM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	20 words added
Change: It is also true that is some individuals with RML disease, silhouette sign will provide the only plain film evidence.Right Middle Lobe (RML) Consolidation •Seen as an area of increased opacity in the shaded area •Loss of the definition of the right heart border is often seen RML opacification View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1043)
	Sep 8 2009, 8:37 AM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	83 words added
Change: ) notes that in about 5% of normal individuals, the right border of the heart and aorta do not project into the right hemithorax. The silhouette sign cannot be applied to these individuals in respect of any loss of visualisation of the right heart border.Right Middle Lobe (RML) Consolidation View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1023)
	Sep 8 2009, 8:31 AM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	63 words added
Change: ) has challenged this contention on the grounds that the right hemidiaphragm is widely variable in its shape and could be obliterated by middle lobe disease in some patientsRight Middle Lobe (RML) Consolidation •Seen as an area of increased opacity in the shaded area •Loss of the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 941)
	Aug 7 2009, 2:59 AM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	5 words added 7 words deleted
Change: ( other(other causes include chronic pneumonia, pulmonary oedema and neoplasm). Thus when a radiologist has reported a chest X-ray examination and noesnotes the presence of consolidation he/she is simply stating that some of the long airspace has been replaced by a fluid. Notes on ConsolidationRefers to View changes from previous version. (Word count: 879)
	Mar 26 2009, 5:28 AM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	45 words added 36 words deleted 2 images added
Change: By Fred W. Wright Radiology of the Chest and Related Conditions: Together with an Extensive Illustrative Collection of Radiographs CRC Press, 2002The right middle lobe has two pulmonary segments which are situated side by side; View changes from previous version. (Word count: 881)
	Mar 25 2009, 11:59 PM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	158 words added 4 images added
Change: The lateral image demonstrates a severe pectus excavatum deformity (arrowed). In these patients the heart tend to be displaced towards the left as a result View changes from previous version. (Word count: 874)
	Mar 22 2009, 7:53 AM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	150 words added 3 images added
Change: The right cardiac border is not clearly seen suggesting silhouette sign associated with collapse and/or consolidation (white arrow). The appearance is a little inconclusive- the same appearance can be seen in patients with pectus excavatus K Ashizawa, MD, K Hayashi, MD, N Aso, MD and K Minami, MD Lobar View changes from previous version. (Word count: 714)
	Mar 9 2009, 10:15 PM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	157 words added
Change: When viewing chest radiographs with pathology involving the right middle lobe, it is important to think about the shape and position of the RML in View changes from previous version. (Word count: 560)
	Mar 8 2009, 9:48 PM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	8 words added
Change: •May be sharply bordered by the horizontal and oblique fissures •(collapse of the lingula segment of the LUL has a similar appearance) Wedge shaped opacity characteristic of RML consolidation(black arrow)lingula segment consolidation can have a similar appearance on the lateral view ... back to the Applied Radiography home page View changes from previous version. (Word count: 385)
	Mar 8 2009, 9:46 PM EDT	M.J.Fuller		lock	No content added or deleted.
Change: Locked by M.J.Fuller Mar 8 2009, 9:46 PM EDT for: no reason given
	Mar 8 2009, 9:46 PM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 378)
	Mar 8 2009, 9:28 PM EDT	M.J.Fuller		edit	366 words added 4 images added
Change: Strictly speaking, the term consolidation does not imply any particular aetiology or pathology. Acute pneumonia is the commonest cause but not the only cause of View changes from previous version. (Word count: 378)
	Mar 8 2009, 9:26 PM EDT	M.J.Fuller		create	No content added or deleted.
Change: Created by M.J.Fuller Mar 8 2009, 9:26 PM EDT for: no reason given

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