Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Radio-Diagnosis

Pleural effusion or thickening is the most common radiographic manifestations of pleural disease but etiological diagnosis is difficult Radiological investigation of pleural diseases is important; commonly conventional radiography and computed tomography used as initial investigation to detect pleural effusion and lesions Functional imaging provides additional information in malignant pleural disease regarding prognosis and response to therapy MR imaging is not routinely used to evaluate with pleural lesions, but clearly it adds value in certain cases (e.g malignant pleural mesothelioma), as it is more sensitive than CT and other imaging modalities in detection chest wall, mediastinum and diaphragmatic infiltration

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