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>A 71-year-old man presented with pleural effusion and was diagnosed with PMLAC. (a, c, d, f, g) Mixed 18F-FDG uptake of the right pleura (red arrow). (b, e) Nodules on the right pleura (red arrow). (a, h–l) The primary LAC lesion of the right lung (green arrow). (l, m) Multiple nodules on the interlobular fissure (blue arrow).</div>

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Figure 4: 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 4 | 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 