Pleural effusion other imaging findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD

Overview

Imaging for pleural effusions relies heavily on chest x-ray, MRIs, and CT scans.

Other Imaging Findings

Very rarely, in the case of those pleural effusions with a solid pleural component, a positron emission tomography can be performed.