title: The ultrasound appearance of asbestos-related pleural plaques.
abstract: Twenty-five patients with a history of asbestos exposure and radiological evidence of pleural plaques were examined by ultrasound (US). Non-calcified pleural plaque appeared as a regular area of echo-poor tissue which was well defined adjacent to the diaphragm or lateral chest wall, and varied in thickness from 5 mm to 12 mm. Calcified plaques had echogenic and irregular anterior margins with acoustic shadowing beyond. They were associated with characteristic comet tail and straight line artefact.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Pickworth
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dubbins
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: McGavin
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002114:Calcinosis; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos