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[Sonographic volumetry of pleural effusions]
J Lorenz1, N Börner, H P Nikolaus
1Abt. Pneumologie, Universitätsklinikum, Mainz.
Ultraschall in Der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980)
|October 1, 1988
Abstract:
Chest sonography is more sensitive than conventional x-ray examination in diagnosis of pleural effusion. We developed a method for an easy quantification of pleural effusion in the sitting position by using simple sonographic parameters. The validity of the method was tested in 17 consecutive patients by pleural evacuation after thoracocentesis.