Refer all patients with a chest X-ray suggestive of MPM urgently (via the 2-week wait
suspected cancer pathway in England and Wales). Consider referral for further investigation …

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a primary malignancy of the pleura and is
associated with a poor outcome. The symptoms and signs of malignant mesothelioma …

Simple Summary Computed tomography plays a pivotal role in malignant pleural
mesothelioma imaging management, ranging from diagnosis, differential diagnosis and …

Study objective To explore the role of MRI in thedifferential diagnosis of pleural disease.
Patients Forty-two patients with pleural disease were included. Method Retrospective study …

Purpose: We established a screening program for prior asbestos workers using low-dose
computed tomography (LDCT). Methods: Between March 2005 and October 2007 we …

Introduction: The diagnosis of lung disease in asbestos-exposed individuals is a process
that not only requires a detailed occupational and tobacco smoking history, but the …

Abstract Introduction Pleural Malignancy (PM) is often occult on subjective radiological
assessment. We sought to define a novel, semi-objective Magnetic Resonance Imaging …

The global incidence of asbestos-related lung diseases is expected to continue to rise.
Although much attention is devoted to malignant diseases induced by asbestos, benign …

Objective: To assess the use of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CEMRI) in
addition to computed tomography in the pre-operative assessment of patients for radical …

Objectives: We sought to compare respiratory-gated high-spatial resolution magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) and radial MRI with ultra-short echo times with computed …