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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Comparative Evaluation of Chest Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography as Predictors of Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Prospective Study.

Samah M Shehata, Yassir Edrees Almalki, Mohammad Abd Alkhalik Basha, Rasha Mohamed Hendy, Eman M Mahmoud, Marwa Elsayed Abd Elhamed, Sharifa Khalid Alduraibi, Mervat Aboualkheir, Ziyad A Almushayti, Alaa K Alduraibi and 2 more

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Samah M ShehataDepartment of Chest Disease, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Yassir Edrees AlmalkiDivision of Radiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College, Najran University, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7046-5311
Mohammad Abd Alkhalik BashaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-9075-8020
Rasha Mohamed HendyDepartment of Chest Disease, Faculty of Human Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13511, Egypt.
Eman M MahmoudDepartment of Chest Disease, Faculty of Human Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said 42511, Egypt.
Marwa Elsayed Abd ElhamedDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Sharifa Khalid AlduraibiDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah 52571, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0810-9337
Mervat AboualkheirDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia.
Ziyad A AlmushaytiDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah 52571, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8383-1624
Alaa K AlduraibiDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah 52571, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2498-4393
Ahmed M Abdelkhalik BashaFaculty of General Medicine, Saint Petersburg State University, Egypt Branch, Cairo 11646, Egypt.
Maha E AlsadikDepartment of Chest Disease, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4895-5936

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Deanship of Scientific Research, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia NU/RG/MRC/12/1
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Abstract

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a manifestation of advanced cancer that requires a prompt and accurate diagnosis. Ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) are valuable imaging techniques for evaluating pleural effusions; however, their relative predictive ability for a malignant origin remains debatable. This prospective study aimed to compare chest US with CT findings as predictors of malignancy in patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion. Fifty-four adults with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions underwent comprehensive clinical evaluation including chest US, CT, and histopathologic biopsy. Blinded radiologists evaluated the US and CT images for features suggestive of malignancy, based on predefined criteria. Diagnostic performance measures were calculated using histopathology as a reference standard. Of the 54 patients, 33 (61.1%) had MPEs confirmed on biopsy. No significant differences between US and CT were found in detecting parietal pleural abnormalities, lung lesions, chest wall invasion, or liver metastasis. US outperformed CT in identifying diaphragmatic pleural thickening ≥10 mm (33.3% vs. 6.1%,

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biopsychest computed tomographychest ultrasonographydiagnostic accuracymalignant pleural effusion

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