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Malignant tumors of the pleura

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Imaging plays a major role in the diagnosis and management of pleural disease. Standard radiographs remain the initial examination of choice for making the diagnosis. Depending on the clinical context, these radiographs are complemented by ultrasound, CT and occasionally MRI.

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  1. J.-C. Piette
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Centre d’Imagerie Scanner Paris 14, 119 avenue du Général Leclerc, 75014, Paris, France

    Didier Buthiau (Radiologue. Ancien Chef de Clinique-Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris) (Radiologue. Ancien Chef de Clinique-Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris)

  2. et Centre RMX, 80 avenue Félix Faure, 75015, Paris, France

    Didier Buthiau (Radiologue. Ancien Chef de Clinique-Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris) (Radiologue. Ancien Chef de Clinique-Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris)

  3. Hôpital de La Salpêtrière, 47 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France

    David Khayat (Cancérologue. Professor des Universités, Praticien Hospitalier. Chef du Service d’Oncologie Médicale) (Cancérologue. Professor des Universités, Praticien Hospitalier. Chef du Service d’Oncologie Médicale)

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Piette, JC., Chaumier, P., Baldeyrou, P., Vuillemin, E., Khayat, D., Buthiau, D. (1998). Malignant tumors of the pleura. In: Buthiau, D., Khayat, D. (eds) CT and MRI in Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46842-1_20

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