[Radiological approach to the pleura and XXXX with CT and MRI].

@entity1143 @entity1 @entity548 @entity706 @entity5 @entity362 @entity2 @entity262 @entity153 @entity456
We discuss the efficacy and limitations of CT and MRI in the assessment of the pleura and @entity1143 . With CT and MRI findings from 610 @entity1 , we address six topics: 1) Normal anatomy of the @entity1143 , 2) Pleural effusion, 3) @entity5 , 4) Pyothorax, 5) @entity2 , and 6) The pleura as a mirror of @entity262 . CT showed specific findings of acute @entity548 . MRI was sensitive enough for the diagnosis of @entity548 and chylothorax. In the evaluation of @entity5 , CT and MRI revealed specific evidence of pedunculated localized fibrous @entity5 and @entity362 . In long-standing pyothorax, it is important to detect any associated secondary @entity5 . CT and MRI show as a mass penetrating the bony thorax. B-cell non-Hodgkin @entity706 is the most commonly associated @entity5 . The sensitivities for diagnosis of pleural extension of @entity153 are 80% with CT and 86% with MRI. The specificities are 89% with CT and 75% with MRI. To study the pleura as a mirror of @entity262 , we used high resolution CT to examine 104 @entity1 without evidence of the diseases mentioned above. Eighteen of those 104 @entity1 were found to have @entity456 , and all 18 were smokers. Of the 24 non-smokers, none had @entity456 . The difference in the occurrence of @entity456 between smokers and non-smokers was significant (p < 0.01).
