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Comparative Interpretation of CT and Standard Radiography of the Chest

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Abstract

Diseases of the pleura and pleural space are common and present a significant contribution to the workload of the chest radiologist. The radiology department plays a crucial role in the imaging and management of pleural disease.

While a number of different imaging modalities may be used, chest radiography remains the first examination in the initial assessment of these patients. Depending on the clinical context, the optimal imaging technique for further evaluation may be computed tomography (CT), ultrasound (US) or magnetic resonance (MR).

This chapter reviews chest radiograph findings for some pathologic pleural manifestations by correlating them with their appearance on CT.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    Bart Ilsen

  2. Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospital of Liege, B35 Sart Tilman, B-4000, Liege, Belgium

    Benoît Ghaye

  3. Department of Radiology, UZ-Gent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Gent, Belgium

    Robert Gosselin, Louke Delrue & Philippe Duyck

  4. Department of Radiology, AZ-VUB, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussel, Belgium

    Johan de Mey

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  1. Clinique Saint Luc, Dept. Radiology, Université Catholique Louvain, avenue Hippocrate 10, Bruxelles, 1200, Belgium

    Emmanuel E. Coche

  2. Service Imagerie Médicale, CHU de Liège, Liège, 4000, Belgium

    Benoit Ghaye

  3. Academisch Ziekenhuis, Afd. Radiologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, Bruxelles, 1090, Belgium

    Johan de Mey

  4. Academisch Ziekenhuis, Afd. Radiologie, Universiteit Gent, De Pintelaan 185, Gent, 9000, Belgium

    Philippe Duyck

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Ilsen, B., Ghaye, B., Gosselin, R., Delrue, L., Duyck, P., de Mey, J. (2011). Pleura. In: Coche, E., Ghaye, B., de Mey, J., Duyck, P. (eds) Comparative Interpretation of CT and Standard Radiography of the Chest. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79942-9_11

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