Ultrasound in the Study of Thoracic Diseases: Innovative Aspects

Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Multidisciplinary Approach

“… 3 TUS can reveal fibrin septa ( Fig. 1 ) or loculations, 43 , 44 pleural thickness, and pleural metastases. 45 Furthermore, it can identify small PE and locate the best site for pleural catheter placement.…”

“… 48 , 50 The best predictors of malignancy are pleural or diaphragmatic nodularity ( Fig. 2 ), 3 , 40 , 43 , 50 but they have not proven useful as ruling-out tests for malignancy. 40 Moreover, the detection of pleural thickness >15 mm in B-mode shows high sensitivity for the diagnosis of malignancy.…”