The role of polypositional CT in detecting adhesive process in the pleural cavity of TB patients under artificial pneumothorax (AP)

R. Amansakhedov, A. Perfiliev, A. Ergeshov, O. Demikhova (Moscow, Russian Federation)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Standard of care, incidential findings, image acquisition
Session: Standard of care, incidential findings, image acquisition
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 659
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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