Accuracy of transthoracic ultrasound for the detection of pleural adhesions

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 813-818

  Cassanelli, Nicola ^a   Caroli, Guido ^a   Dolci, Giampiero ^a   Dell'amore, Andrea ^a   Luciano, Giulia ^a   Bini, Alessandro ^a   Stella, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest ultrasound; Pleural adhesion; Thoracic sonography; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA ADHESION; PLEURA DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX WALL; TRANSTHORACIC ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 84873168553     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs144     Document Type: Article

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