Summarize the radiology report findings into an impression within 3 sentences.
    INPUT: Since the prior study , there has been little interval change in appearance of the left hemi thorax , with continued loculated pleural fluid , although the posterior basal component has reduced since the prior study , best seen on the lateral view . Patchy consolidation in the left upper and lower lobes are similar . An indwelling right PICC terminates in the mid SVC . The right lung is grossly clear , with minimal atelectasis in the right lung base .
    OUTPUT:
    
Similar appearance of the chest compared to the prior study from ___ , with mild improvement in posterior basal component of loculated pleural effusion .