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Pleural Effusion Diagnosis through CT Imaging

Pleural Effusion Diagnosis through CT Imaging. medical.siemens.com. Comparisons of Images of Pleural Effusions. Patient chest X-ray on admission revealed pleural effusion on right haemothorax Computed Tomography (CT) scan was also performed, patient was followed up with thoracentesis.

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Pleural Effusion Diagnosis through CT Imaging

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  1. Pleural Effusion Diagnosis through CT Imaging medical.siemens.com

  2. Comparisons of Images of Pleural Effusions Patient chest X-ray on admission revealed pleural effusion on right haemothorax Computed Tomography (CT) scan was also performed, patient was followed up with thoracentesis http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_internet_journal_of_pulmonary_medicine/volume_6_number_2_14/article/mantle_cell_lymphoma_presenting_with_persistent_pleural_effusion_and_severe_thrombocytopenia.html

  3. Case Study patient with Pulmonary Embolism • Spiral CT scan showed a filling defect in the main pulmonary artery and first branches consistent with PE (Fig 1). • http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_internet_journal_of_anesthesiology/volume_8_number_2_2/article/near_fatal_pulmonary_embolism.html

  4. Case Study patient with Pulmonary Embolism • Subsequent spiral CT scan revealed slight improvement and partial revascularization of the pulmonary vascular bed with right-sided pleural effusion (Fig 2). http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_internet_journal_of_anesthesiology/volume_8_number_2_2/article/near_fatal_pulmonary_embolism.html

  5. Case Study patient with Pulmonary Embolism • On the 15 th postoperative day a repeated spiral CT scan revealed partial recovery and more revascularization of the pulmonary bed compared with the previous one (Fig 3). http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_internet_journal_of_anesthesiology/volume_8_number_2_2/article/near_fatal_pulmonary_embolism.html

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