Radiology
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To retrospectively determine the effectiveness of and risk for hemorrhage with intrapleural adjunctive tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administered via chest tubes placed with imaging guidance. ⋯ Intrapleural tPA is effective in improving drainage of loculated effusions not drained with catheters alone; prophylactic systemic anticoagulation does not increase bleeding risk with intrapleural tPA, but therapeutic anticoagulation is associated with a significantly increased risk of pleural hemorrhage.
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Members of the Fleischner Society compiled a glossary of terms for thoracic imaging that replaces previous glossaries published in 1984 and 1996 for thoracic radiography and computed tomography (CT), respectively. The need to update the previous versions came from the recognition that new words have emerged, others have become obsolete, and the meaning of some terms has changed. Brief descriptions of some diseases are included, and pictorial examples (chest radiographs and CT scans) are provided for the majority of terms.