Mucous plug mimicks PE

Scott Williams
Aug 28, 2001

Mucous plug mimicks PE

The examination demonstrated an apparent pulmonary embolism to the left lower lobe (yellow arrow). However, when the images are viewed in a cine format, the abnormality can be seen to clearly represent a mucous filled bronchus. Cine display of the images is crucial to proper CT PE exam interpretation.

Click image to view cine (1 MB)

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