Summarize the radiology report findings into an impression within 3 sentences.
    INPUT: New from prior exams is consolidation at the lateral aspect of the left long . Subpleural reticular opacities were better seen on prior chest CT . Known pleural - based density in the left lower lobe is seen on the lateral view is a spiculated density projecting over the lower thoracic pedicles . There is no pleural effusion . The right lung is clear . Cardiomediastinal silhouette is unchanged . Median sternotomy wires are again noted .
    OUTPUT:
    
Consolidation in the lateral left lung compatible with pneumonia .