Pleurography in encapsulated effusion.
Encapsulated pleural effusion was investigated radiographically in 4 patients by injection of a non-ionic water-soluble contrast medium (Amipaque) into the encapsulated site. Demonstration of the presence and extent of the cavities and their size and form was thereby achieved.
D006801:Humans; D008793:Metrizamide; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
D008793:Metrizamide