Pleural pointillism and early contrast enhancement as imaging biomarkers of pleural malignancy

S. Tsim (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom), G. Cowell (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom), G. Martin (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), L. Alexander (Glasgow, United Kingdom), C. Kelly (Glasgow, United Kingdom), R. Woodward (Glasgow, United Kingdom), J. Foster (Glasgow, United Kingdom), K. Blyth (Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Novel directions in pleural disease: bench to bedside
Session: Novel directions in pleural disease: bench to bedside
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1143
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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