Abstract
Pleural disease is now recognized as an important subspecialty of pulmonary medicine, with increasing provision being made for specialist services and procedures. In response, the field of pleural imaging has advanced in recent years, especially with regard to ultrasound. Salient multimodality imaging techniques are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 626-32 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | British Journal of Hospital Medicine |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2012 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Academic Respiratory Unit
Keywords
- Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System
- Humans
- Image-Guided Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mesothelioma
- Pleura
- Pleural Cavity
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Neoplasms
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Radiography, Thoracic
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Ultrasonography