For the diagnosis of people with pleural effusion, an initial image-assisted Abrams needle biopsy (IA-ANPB) can match medical thoracoscopy (MT) in diagnostic accuracy in some cases, a small randomized ...

A 62-year-old woman underwent a right upper lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) 6 years earlier. The following year, she underwent a left adrenalectomy for metastatic disease. Four years ...

There is limited research on the combined effects of smoking and asbestos exposure on risk of localized pleural thickening (LPT). This analysis uses data from the Marysville cohort of workers ...

Leesburg, VA, November 6, 2020--According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous pleural needle biopsy (PCPNB) has excellent ...

A rare ABPA case presenting with pyopneumothorax underscores diagnostic challenges and the importance of timely treatment.

Objective: To explore the relationship between low levels of exposure to Libby amphibole asbestos (LAA) and pleural abnormalities, specifically localized pleural thickening (LPT). Methods: Three ...

Tetsuro Araki, Masahiro Yanagawa, Fangui Jenny Sun, Josée Dupuis, Mizuki Nishino, Yoshitake Yamada, George R Washko, David C Christiani, Noriyuki Tomiyama, George T O’Connor, Gary M Hunninghake, ...

IN 1953 Sutliff, Hughes and Rice 1 reported a series of 21 cases of pleural disease presenting various problems of management and diagnosis. Pleural biopsy in 17 cases showed granulomatous disease of ...

Enhanced axial CT (C) shows nodular pleural thickening (arrows). US image for the corresponding lesion on CT (D) shows nodular pleural morphology (arrowheads). Distance from skin to pleura, measured ...

This 37-year-old man who was homeless was admitted to hospital and treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. Five months later, the patient returned to hospital with a 5-kg weight loss and a 2-month history ...

This case illustrates the utility of coupling PET and CT fusion imaging technology. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death for men and women in the United States. It has surpassed ...