title: Imaging of the pleura.
abstract: Imaging is integral to the investigation and management of pleural disease. This article addresses some of the important contributions of imaging to pleural disease, concentrating on ultrasonography, multislice computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron-emission tomography combined with computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ayres
authors.forename: Fergus
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gleeson
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods