TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
T2 - Pearls and Pitfalls
AU - Strange, Chad D.
AU - Shroff, Girish S.
AU - Ahuja, Jitesh
AU - Vlahos, Ioannis
AU - Benveniste, Marcelo F.K.
AU - Truong, Mylene T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumor arising from the pleural mesothelial cells. Imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis, staging, and management of patients with mesothelioma. Accurate staging to stratify patients into homogeneous groups is required to evaluate the effectiveness of multimodality therapeutic regimens. CT and PET/CT are recommended for the initial staging of MPM. MRI adds value to further assess invasion of the tumor into the diaphragm, chest wall, and mediastinum. This review will discuss pearls and pitfalls in the imaging of mesothelioma with emphasis on the roles of CT, MRI, and PET/CT.
AB - Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumor arising from the pleural mesothelial cells. Imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis, staging, and management of patients with mesothelioma. Accurate staging to stratify patients into homogeneous groups is required to evaluate the effectiveness of multimodality therapeutic regimens. CT and PET/CT are recommended for the initial staging of MPM. MRI adds value to further assess invasion of the tumor into the diaphragm, chest wall, and mediastinum. This review will discuss pearls and pitfalls in the imaging of mesothelioma with emphasis on the roles of CT, MRI, and PET/CT.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.sult.2021.04.011
DO - 10.1053/j.sult.2021.04.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 34895610
AN - SCOPUS:85107451675
SN - 0887-2171
VL - 42
SP - 542
EP - 551
JO - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
JF - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
IS - 6
ER -