CT appearances of pleural infection: analysis of the Second Multi-centre Intra-pleural Sepsis Trial (MIST 2) cohort

•Retrospective study in a well characterized patient cohort presenting with empyema. •Detailed description of radiological characteristics of pleural infection on CT. •Pleural infection does not always arise from a pneumonic process. AIM To determine the prevalence of pleural abnormalities and describe the computed tomography (CT) features observed in a well-characterised population of patients with pleural infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS A...