Differential diagnosis between benign and malignant pleural effusion with dual-energy spectral CT.

To investigate the value of spectral CT in the differential diagnosis of benign from malignant pleural effusion.14 patients with benign pleural effusion and 15 patients with malignant pleural effusion underwent non-contrast spectral CT imaging. These patients were later verified by the combination o...

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Main Authors: Xirong Zhang, Haifeng Duan, Yong Yu, Chunling Ma, Zhanli Ren, Yuxin Lei, Taiping He, Ming Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5894985?pdf=render