Think ultrasound when evaluating for pneumothorax

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 501-504

  Noble, Vicki E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICES; CLINICAL VALUE; EDUCATIONAL TOOLS;

DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PNEUMOTHORAX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PNEUMOTHORAX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84857844295     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.3.501     Document Type: Article

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