Open AccessParietal Pleura and Extrapleural Space in Chronic Tuberculous Empyema: CT–Pathologic Correlation
Author(s) -
Hyae Young Kim,
Kyoung Seob Song,
Ho Jung Lee,
Jin Seong Lee,
TaeHwan Lim
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted tomography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1532-3145
pISSN - 0363-8715
DOI - 10.1097/00004728-200101000-00002
Subject(s) - parietal pleura , medicine , decortication , soft tissue , pathology , empyema , radiology , lung
The purpose of this work was to describe CT findings of the parietal pleura and extrapleural space in patients with chronic tuberculous empyema and to compare them with histopathologic findings following decortication.