CT scanner for the pleural staging of pleural cancer: How accurate is this?

E. Roca, S. Laroumagne, S. Martinez, H. Dutau, P. Astoul (Marseille, France)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Diagnosis of pleural effusions and mediastinal adenopathies
Session: Diagnosis of pleural effusions and mediastinal adenopathies
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2777
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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E. Roca, S. Laroumagne, S. Martinez, H. Dutau, P. Astoul (Marseille, France). CT scanner for the pleural staging of pleural cancer: How accurate is this?. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2777

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