Diagnostic efficacy and suitability of trans-thoracic ultrasound for pleural effusion detection–The future non-invasive gold-standard. (study of 4597 cases)

A. Qureshi (Lahore, Pakistan)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Thoracic ultrasound as a bedside clinical tool
Session: Thoracic ultrasound as a bedside clinical tool
Session type: E-poster
Number: 3543

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