title: Correlative anatomy of the pleura and pleural spaces.
abstract: Although pleural disorders are commonly encountered in the daily practices of thoracic surgeons, their assessment can be difficult. Being able to correlate normal and abnormal anatomy with imaging characteristics provides additional information that can be useful not only to accurately locate pleuropulmonary lesions but also to characterize abnormalities, such as pleural thickening or malignant processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, First Teaching Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shuang
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bolduc
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deslauriers
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed