Pleural thickening on screening chest X-rays: a single institutional study

Pleural thickening on screening chest X-rays: a single institutional study

Abstract Although pleural thickening is a common finding on routine chest X-rays, its radiological and clinical features remain poorly characterized. Our investigation of 28,727 chest X-rays obtained from annual health examinations confirmed that pleural thickening was the most common abnormal radio...

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Main Authors: Akira Saito, Yukichika Hakamata, Yukiko Yamada, Mitsuhiro Sunohara, Megumi Tarui, Yoko Murano, Akihisa Mitani, Kimie Tanaka, Takahide Nagase, Shintaro Yanagimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Chest X-ray
Screening
Pleural thickening
Pulmonary apical cap
Body mass index
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1116-9

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