The value of inspiratory-expiratory lateral decubitus views in the diagnosis of small pleural effusions

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 595-597

  Kocijančič, Igor ^a   Terčelj, Marjeta ^b   Vidmar, Ksenija ^b   Jereb, Marjan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pleural effusion; Thoracic radiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THICKNESS; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0032864648     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(99)90021-1     Document Type: Article

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