Pleural effusion segmentation in computed tomography images is essential to its precise diagnosis and treatment but remains challenging due to blurred boundaries, heterogeneous morphology, and low ...

All subjects were patients with MPE that was diagnosed using thorax imaging, pleural fluid analysis, cytology, or pleural biopsy, without any restrictions on the tumor types. All subjects had normal ...

Pleural effusion is the pathologic accumulation of body fluids around the unilateral or bilateral lungs that is primarily caused by heart disease. A chest radiograph is a rapid examination technique ...

Background: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common clinical problem with described investigation pathways. While thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has been shown to be accurate in pleural fluid ...

Pulmonary involvement, including pleural effusions, can also occur. Cardiovascular involvement occurs in approximately one third of patients with Erdheim–Chester disease.