Lung ultrasound in evaluation of pneumonia

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 823-826

  Blaivas, Michael ^a  

^a NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW;

HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LUNG; PNEUMONIA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864259470     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.6.823     Document Type: Review

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