e-Article
Tumor and tumorlike conditions of the pleura and juxtapleural region: review of imaging findings.
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Article
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Subject
*COMPUTED tomography
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*PLEURA
*CHEST X rays
*DIAGNOSIS
*PLEURA cancer
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ISSN
1869-4101
Abstract
Pleural lesions form a diagnostic challenge for the radiologist. Whereas lesions can be initially detected on chest radiographs, CT and MRI imaging are the imaging modalities of choice for further characterization. In a number of cases, imaging findings can be relatively specific. In general unfortunately, imaging findings are rather aspecific. Evolution and extrathoracic imaging findings are important clues toward the diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]