Pleural ultrasonic elastography in the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion

Gang Hou (Shenyang, Liaoning, China), Gang Hou, Bin Jiang, Qing Tian, Tong Zhang, Yan Yin, Wang-shu Song, Jian Kang

Source: International Congress 2016 – Malignant pleural disease: diagnosis and management
Session: Malignant pleural disease: diagnosis and management
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3387
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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