The Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleurisy and in the Differential Diagnosis between Tuberculous Pleurisy and Pleural Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma

<div>An 85-year-old man presented with cough and chest tightness and was diagnosed with TBP by thoracoscopic biopsy. (a, c, d) Diffused 18F-FDG uptake of the left pleura (red arrow). (b) Lamellar thickening of the left pleura (red arrow).</div>

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Figure 1: The Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleurisy and in the Differential Diagnosis between Tuberculous Pleurisy and Pleural Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma 

Figure 1 | The Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleurisy and in the Differential Diagnosis between Tuberculous Pleurisy and Pleural Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma 