Enhanced CT in the Patients with Pleural Effusion: Differential Findings between Exudates and Transudates
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
;
: 493-497, 1996.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-96230
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the differential findings of CT in the differention of pleural exudates and transudates. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
One hundred and thirteen consecutive patients (113 effusions) underwent enhanced thoracic CT ; the scans were evaluated for the presence or absence and appearance of enhancing parietal pleural thickening and extrapleural fat thickening. Thoracentesis was performed to measure pleural and serum total protein andlactate dehydrogenase(LDH) values. Effusions were classified as exudates by using Light's criteria.RESULTS:
Eighty-eight effusions were exudates and 25 were transudates. Eighty-three of the 88 exudates (93%) were associated with enhanced parietal pleural thickening ; seventy of the 88 (80%) were associated with extrapleural fat thickening. Four of the 25 transudates were associated with parietal pleural thickening and extrapleural fat thickening, both of which were the most important factors in differentiating beteen pleural exudates and transudates(p<0.05).CONCLUSION:
Parietal pleural thickening and extrapleural fat thickening on contrast-enhanced CT almost always in dicate the presence of pleural exudates.
Texto completo:
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Exsudatos e Transudatos
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Rabeprazol
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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