Abstract
Computer-assisted tomography of the chest is the most accurate technique in diagnostic imaging of tumoral disease of the mediastinum. It is also a reliable method of detecting lymphadenopathies and lung metastases, as well as any pathological process involving the pleura and the thoracic wall.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis
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Dysgerminoma / diagnosis
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Female
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Lymphadenitis / diagnosis
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Male
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Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Pleural Diseases / diagnosis
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed / standards*