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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
Thoracic MRI may show an internally septated, thick wall, and heterogeneous mass especially in empyema necessitans[1]
MRI
Thoracic MRI may show the following:[1]
- Large heterogeneous mass
- Thick wall cavity
- Internal septations especially in empyema necessitans
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gomes MM, Alves M, Correia JB, Santos L (2013). "Empyema necessitans: very late complication of pulmonary tuberculosis". BMJ Case Rep. 2013. doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-202072. PMC 3863066. PMID 24326441.