Computed tomography measurements of parapneumonic effusion indicative of thoracentesis
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Computed tomography measurements of parapneumonic effusion indicative of thoracentesis.
Patients with parapneumonic effusions (PPE) measuring <1 cm by lateral decubitus radiograph (LDR) or <5 cm by lateral erect radiograph (LER) do not require thoracentesis. No such data exist for chest computed tomography (CCT). The objective of this study was to identify a PPE measurement by CCT that indicates the need for thoracentesis. A secondary data analysis of two pneumonia databases was c...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00004511