
Snippet 08: Mosaic Attenuation
How to differentiate among CTEPH, constrictive bronchiolitis and diffuse lung disease as causes of mosaic attenuation
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How to differentiate among CTEPH, constrictive bronchiolitis and diffuse lung disease as causes of mosaic attenuation
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Chylothorax is often an enigma. Usually, iatrogenic, traumatic and neoplastic causes can be diagnosed with standard contrast CT scans. Other causes need lymphangiograms for definitive diagnoses.
In a patient with a high pre-test probability, a DOTA-PET can reliably suggest a diagnosis of well-differentiated NET/carcinoid.