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Normal pleura in right posterolateral hemithorax
Normal pleura in right posterolateral hemithorax
On CT scan, the thin pleural complex is outlined by lung internally and extrapleural fat externally. Outside the fat are the endothoracic fascia and the intercostal muscles.
CT: computed tomography.
Courtesy of Paul Stark, MD.
Graphic 66548 Version 3.0
