Comet tail artifact: A transthoracic chest ultrasound sign useful in assessment of interstitial lung diseases

A. Hasan, H. Makhlouf (Assiut, Egypt)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: clinical view
Session: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: clinical view
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3373
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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A. Hasan, H. Makhlouf (Assiut, Egypt). Comet tail artifact: A transthoracic chest ultrasound sign useful in assessment of interstitial lung diseases. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 3373

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