Diagnosis of pneumothorax (PTX) by means of transthoracic ultrasound – a prospective trial

F. J. F. Herth, R. Eberhardt, A. Ernst, H. D. Becker (Heidelberg, Germany; Boston, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in interventional pulmonology
Session: Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in interventional pulmonology
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3076
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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