Computed tomography of pleural disease

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.140.5.909· OSTI ID:5350372

Williford, M E; Hidalgo, H; Putman, C E; Korobkin, M; Ram, P C

The computed tomography (CT) scans of 65 cases with histologic and clinical evidence of pleural disease were reviewed. The studies were analyzed according to the following CT features of the lesions: attenuation coefficient, contour, angle of interface with the adjacent pleura, and relationship to the adjacent lung, bone, and extrapleural tissues. The CT feature most helpful in detecting pleural involvement was the angle formed by the interface of the lesion with the adjacent pleura. An obtuse or tapering angle was seen in lesions involving the pleura. The other CT features are useful in identifying the site of origin and the specific nature of a lesion.

• Research Organization: Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, NC
• OSTI ID: 5350372
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 140:5; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABSCESSES
BODY
CARCINOMAS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
FISTULAE
LUNGS
MEMBRANES
NEOPLASMS
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PLEURA
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SEROUS MEMBRANES
TOMOGRAPHY