Non-traumatic thoracic emergencies: Imaging and treatment of thoracic fluid collections (including pneumothorax)

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1922-1930

  Ellis, J R C ^a   Gleeson, F V ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest drain; Empyema; Parapneumonic effusion; Pleural effusion; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; EMERGENCY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURAL DISEASES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036689635     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1512-1     Document Type: Review

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