Evaluation of pulmonary and mediastinal masses.
This article discusses the radiographic evaluation of pulmonary and mediastinal masses by the following modalities: plain radiography, fluoroscopy, conventional tomography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The author surveys digital and conventional angiographic techniques for assessing vascular masses within the thorax, and discusses the role of percutaneous needle biopsy of the thorax.
D000792:Angiography; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed