TPE was diagnosed if Ziehl-Neelsen stains or Lowenstein-Jensen cultures of pleural fluid, sputum or pleural biopsy specimens were positive or if granulomas were present in the parietal pleural biopsy ...

In this study, the NEP content and composition of cauliflower waste were investigated. The ability of alkaline hydrolysis, sonication, and their combination to release NEP was assessed. Alkaline ...

Introduction This study aimed to construct artificial intelligence models based on thoracic CT images to perform segmentation and classification of benign pleural effusion (BPE) and malignant pleural ...

13 In general, a diagnosis of MPM is made with histopathological confirmation. Cytologic analysis of pleural fluid or tissue obtained with fine-needle aspiration is based on assessment of ...