like an X-ray or CT scan. Such tests may be able to identify: pleural thickening in your lungs calcium deposits called pleural plaques fluid accumulation that may indicate pleural effusion If your ...

The pleural effusion with thickening/lesion group randomized to ... of using the same imaging modality, combined use of CT scans and [ultrasound], we do not yet know whether the cutting needle ...

A ct scan resulted in some better news: I didn't have pleural thickening - yet. But I did have pleural plaques - scarring on the lung lining, proving I had been exposed to asbestos when I shook ...

FDG-PET/CT and diagnostic CT scanning at the baseline, and after 2–4 cycles (2 in three, 3 in 17, 4 in six patients) were performed. Therapeutic response findings evaluated using imPERCIST and ...

This thickening is a possible sign of cancer. The doctor usually takes a sample (biopsy) of the tissue to see if it contains cancer cells. This biopsy might be guided by a CT scan. This is to make ...