A randomised controlled comparison of the diagnostic yield of ultrasound-assisted Abrams and trucut needle biopsies for pleural tuberculosis

C. F. N. Koegelenberg, C. T. Bolliger, J. Theron, D. Plekker, C. A. Wright, A. H. Diacon (Cape Town, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - The ultrasound view
Session: The ultrasound view
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4473
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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