Usability of the lateral decubitus position on four-dimensional ultra-low-dose computed tomography for the detection of localized pleural adhesion in the pulmonary apical region

• Published in: Acta radiologica (1987) Vol. 62; no. 4; p. 462
• Main Authors: Sato, Shigetaka, Nagatani, Yukihiro, Hashimoto, Masayuki, Nitta, Norihisa, Hanaoka, Jun, Ushio, Noritoshi, Tsukagoshi, Shinsuke, Uranishi, Ayumi, Kimoto, Tatsuya, Oshio, Yasuhiko, Mayumi, Masayuki, Sonoda, Akinaga, Otani, Hideji, Yamashiro, Tsuneo, Moriya, Hiroshi, Murata, Kiyoshi, Watanabe, Yoshiyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography - methods; Humans; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Positioning; Pleural Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Radiation Dosage; Tissue Adhesions; four-dimensional computed tomography; Thoracic surgery; iterative reconstruction; pleural adhesion; ultra-low-dose scanning; body posture

Localized pleural adhesion (LPA) evaluation in the apical region is difficult even with four-dimensional ultra-low-dose computed tomography (4D-ULDCT) in the supine position due to smaller pleural movements. To assess usability of 4D-ULDCT in the lateral decubitus (LD) position for LPA detection in...