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Can chest ct scan without contrast differentiate pleural mesothelioma from pleural effusion?
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Sometimes suggest: Pleural thickening/effusion can be distinguished with CT scanning.Nodular pleural thickening, thickening > than 1 cm, involvement of mediastinal pleural surface, are highly suggestive of malignant pleural disease, either mesothelioma or metastases. Contrasted ,CT scans produce high-contrast images of affected areas to clearly show differences between normal and cancerous tissue.MRI adjunct to CT.
Answered 1/5/2019
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