Non-Traumatic Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: Diagnosis and Treatment Using an Algorithmic Approach Based on Novel Lymphatic Imaging.

Alexey GurevichSaebeom HurSunil SinghalDavid DiBardinoAndrew R HaasJohn H Hansen-FlaschenGregory NadolskiMaxim Itkin

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2021)

Application of MRI-guided intervention algorithm resulted in successful control of non-traumatic chylothorax in 93% patients with abnormal pulmonary lymphatic flow. Appropriate treatment of chylous ascites presenting as a pleural effusion requires systematic evaluation and diagnosis prior to potential treatments.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
lymph node
randomized controlled trial
high resolution
pulmonary hypertension
magnetic resonance imaging
machine learning
deep learning
computed tomography
mass spectrometry
cell free
combination therapy
magnetic resonance
human health
climate change
replacement therapy
fluorescence imaging