Asbestos-related pleural diseases affect the pleura or lung lining. Pleural diseases include pleural plaques, thickening, and mesothelioma.

Objectives The size and shape of a joint cavity are the key determinates for the mobility of the joint. The anatomy and configuration of the facet joint (FJ) recesses at different levels of the spine ...

Objective: chest computed tomography (CT) images and their quantitative analyses have become increasingly important for a variety of purposes, including lung parenchyma density analysis, airway ...

Cancer can cause fluid to collect around the lungs causing problems with breathing. This fluid build up is called a pleural effusion.

Keytruda plus chemo has been approved for unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma based on findings from the KEYNOTE-483 trial.

Pleural biopsy is a procedure to remove a tissue sample from the membrane that surrounds the lungs called the pleura.

The following is a summary of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pleural disease and includes a summary of the guideline recommendations and good practice points (GPPs). The full ...

Individuals with small, peripheral, node-negative NSCLC and visceral pleural invasion had higher recurrence rates than those without pleural involvement, but similar overall survival rates.

Pleural thickening is a lung ailment that affects the thin membrane lining the chest cavity and covering the lungs, known as the pleura. Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnostic methods, and ...

A pleural effusion is an unusual amount of fluid around the lung. Credit: aipicte via Shutterstock. US-based device start-up Pleural Dynamics has treated the first patient in a clinical trial ...