Imaging in mesothelioma diagnosis and treatment
Conventional medical techniques are used to look inside the bodies of mesothelioma patients. These include CT scans and, increasingly PET scans. Not long ago, PET was considered very exotic; now it is used more and more.
As this review article points out: “However, even with adequate sampling and the use of immunocytochemistry, histological diagnosis is known to be difficult….Percutaneous biopsy is a promising technique for sampling the pleura.”
