The Use of a Novel Quantitative Marker of Echogenicity of Pleural Fluid in Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions

BACKGROUND: Thoracic ultrasound is an essential tool in the daily clinical care of pleural effusions and especially parapneumonic pleural effusions (PPEs), in terms of diagnosis, management, and follow-up. Hypoechogenicity index (HI) is a quantitative marker of pleural fluid echogenicity. We aimed t...

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Autores principales: Varsamas, Charalampos, Kalkanis, Alexandros, Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos I., Malli, Foteini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7556052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33082889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1283590

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7556052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33082889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1283590

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