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Diagnostic Radiology (Expert Forum)
CT scan interpretation...atelectasis or micrometastases
Questions in the Diagnostic Radiology forum cover topics including body imaging, bone scans, breast imaging, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), MRA, NMR, ultrasound, and x-rays.
CT scan interpretation...atelectasis or micrometastases
by amela321, Nov 14, 2008 04:27PM
I currently am going through a recurrence of thyroid cancer. I had a CT scan of my neck recently which showed suspicious lymph nodes and suspicious tissue in the thyroid bed. However, my question is about something the radiologist noted incidentally. He stated that in the lung apices there were patchy opacities..probably atelectasis. What I'm wondering is if it's possible that lung micrometastases of the thyroid cancer could have been mistaken for atelectasis on the scan. Would they look similar? If not, what would micrometastases look like on a CT scan?
Thank you.
Amy
Thank you.
Amy
Member Comments (1)
by amela321, Dec 08, 2008 11:31AM
Do physician's monitor this forum or should I have posted my questions to a different forum?
