Diagnostic accuracy of different imaging modalities for diagnosing malignant vs benign pleural disease
| Morphology | Imaging modality | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) |
| Pleural thickening > 1 cm | CT | 35 – 47 | 64 – 94 |
| Ultrasound (US) | 42 (95% CI 26% to 61%) | 95 (95% CI 74% to 99%) | |
| Pleural nodularity | CT | 37–48 | 86–97 |
| MRI | 48 | 86 | |
| US | 42 (95% CI 26% to 61 %) | 100 (95% CI 82% to 100 %) | |
| Infiltration of the chest wall and/or diaphragm | CT | 17–29 | 100 |
| MRI | 44 | 100 | |
| Mediastinal pleural involvement | CT | 70–74 | 83–93 |
| MRI | 77 | 93 | |
| Interlobar fissure nodularity | CT | 10 | 100 |