Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung masses or consolidations.
Some of these opacities are clearly bordering the chest wall (red arrows).
All these findings indicate that we are dealing asbestos related pleural plaques.
Asbestos related pleural plaques are usually:
- bilateral and extensive.
- covering the dome of the diaphragm. #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #Pleural #Plaques #Asbestos #RadiologyAssistant