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Title of Journal: Lung
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Authors: Fernanda Miraldi Clemente Pessôa Alessandro Severo Alves de Melo Arthur Soares Souza Luciana Soares de Souza Bruno Hochhegger Gláucia Zanetti Edson Marchiori
Publish Date: 2016/06/14
Volume: 194, Issue: 4, Pages: 501-509
Abstract
The aim of this review was to present the main aspects of pleural diseases seen with conventional and advanced magnetic resonance imaging MRI techniques This modality is considered to be the gold standard for the evaluation of the pleural interface characterization of complex pleural effusion and identification of exudate and hemorrhage as well as in the analysis of superior sulcus tumors as it enables more accurate staging The indication for MRI of the thorax in the identification of these conditions is increasing in comparison to computerized tomography and it can also be used to support the diagnosis of pulmonary illnesses This literature review describes the morphological and functional aspects of the main benign and malignant pleural diseases assessed with MRI including mesothelioma metastasis lymphoma fibroma lipoma endometriosis asbestosrelated pleural disease empyema textiloma and splenosis
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