Diagnosis of cardiogenic pulmonary edema by sonography limited to the anterior lung

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 883-

  Volpicelli, Giovanni ^a   Cardinale, Luciano ^a   Mussa, Alessandro ^a   Caramello, Valeria ^a  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTIFACT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 62149132142     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1313     Document Type: Letter

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