Is echogenic swirling seen on ultrasound predictive of pleurodesis outcome?

M. Hassan (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Mercer (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Asciak (Oxford, United Kingdom), N. Russel (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Hallifax (Oxford, United Kingdom), J. Wrightson (Oxford, United Kingdom), N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Evaluation of COPD and various diseases by different imaging modalities
Session: Evaluation of COPD and various diseases by different imaging modalities
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 388
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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