title: MR imaging of benign and malignant pleural disease.
abstract: MR imaging serves as a problem-solving tool in the diagnosis of inflammatory and infectious pleural diseases and primary and secondary pleural malignancies. Knowledge of MR imaging appearance of pleural diseases, including pleural effusions and empyema, benign and malignant pleural tumors, and especially mesothelioma, helps guide treatment decisions and surgical planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Ritu R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Victor H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Gerbaudo
authors.forename: Francine L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trotman-Dickenson
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Andetta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hunsaker
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sugarbaker
authors.forename: Hiroto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hatabu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*