title: Imaging the pleura.
abstract: Pleural disease is now recognized as an important subspecialty of pulmonary medicine, with increasing provision being made for specialist services and procedures. In response, the field of pleural imaging has advanced in recent years, especially with regard to ultrasound. Salient multimodality imaging techniques are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.
authors.forename: Chloe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhatnagar
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Edey
mesh_terms: D003948:Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology*; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods