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Detection of the early stage of spontaneous hemopneumothorax by CT attenuation values

Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is potentially fatal and can mimic spontaneous pneumothorax when changes in vital signs and bloody discharge from the chest tube are absent. Attenuation values at computed tomography may help detect this condition.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Koike, Yukiko, Namkoong, Ho, Otake, Sotaro, Asamura, Hisao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7364090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32695389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2849
Descripción
Sumario:Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is potentially fatal and can mimic spontaneous pneumothorax when changes in vital signs and bloody discharge from the chest tube are absent. Attenuation values at computed tomography may help detect this condition.