Imaging of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Pearls and Pitfalls
| Autor: | Mylene T. Truong, Ioannis Vlahos, Girish S. Shroff, Jitesh Ahuja, Marcelo F. Benveniste, Chad D. Strange |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pleural mesothelioma business.industry Pleural Neoplasms Mesothelioma Malignant Mediastinum respiratory system medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Rare tumor medicine.anatomical_structure Homogeneous Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Mesothelioma Radiology Tomography X-Ray Computed business neoplasms Neoplasm Staging |
| Zdroj: | Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI. 42:542-551 |
| ISSN: | 0887-2171 |
| Popis: | Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumor arising from the pleural mesothelial cells. Imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis, staging, and management of patients with mesothelioma. Accurate staging to stratify patients into homogeneous groups is required to evaluate the effectiveness of multimodality therapeutic regimens. CT and PET/CT are recommended for the initial staging of MPM. MRI adds value to further assess invasion of the tumor into the diaphragm, chest wall, and mediastinum. This review will discuss pearls and pitfalls in the imaging of mesothelioma with emphasis on the roles of CT, MRI, and PET/CT. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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