Fig. 3From: Is transthoracic ultrasound (TUS) a reliable predictor of the nature of pleural and peripheral pulmonary lesions? Correlation with cyto-histological findingsUS images show mild encysted complex septated pleural collection (a) with visceral pleural nodularity (blue arrows) (b, c) Non-contrasted CT chest of the same patient showed encysted pleural effusion with nodular pleural thickening and subsequent hemithoracic volume reduction. d CT-guided Tru-cut biopsy from one of the pleural nodules. Histopathology revealed mesotheliomaBack to article page