LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Efficacy of chest CT in establishing the cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

E. Arnon-Sheleg, A. Chernihovski, N. Loberant, V. Sonkin, H. I. Cohen, E. Altman (Nahariya, Israel)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Standard of care, incidential findings, image acquisition
Session: Standard of care, incidential findings, image acquisition
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 642
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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