Diagnostic value of ultrasound-guided aspiration of small pleural effusions and pneumothorax rates

A. Tsaroucha, A. Rapti, M. Palavra, A. Vassias, P. Filippousis, K. Lambrou, S. Tsagouli, O. Anagnostopoulou (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Advances in pulmonary radiology
Session: Advances in pulmonary radiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2071
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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