An image-guided diagnostic pathway for undiagnosed pleural exudates

C. Koegelenberg, F. von Groote-Bidlingmaier, J. Bruwer, E. Batubara, C. Bolliger (Deceased), E. Irusen, A. Diacon (Cape Town, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Interventional pulmonology and pleural diseases
Session: Interventional pulmonology and pleural diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3100
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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C. Koegelenberg, F. von Groote-Bidlingmaier, J. Bruwer, E. Batubara, C. Bolliger (Deceased), E. Irusen, A. Diacon (Cape Town, South Africa). An image-guided diagnostic pathway for undiagnosed pleural exudates. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 3100

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