Is transthoracic ultrasound (TUS) a reliable predictor of the nature of pleural and peripheral pulmonary lesions? Correlation with cyto-histological findings
Abstract Background We focused on determining the most reliable transthoracic ultrasound (TUS) criteria that can predict malignancy of the pleural and peripheral pulmonary lesions and correlating our data with CT and cyto-histological findings. Sixty-nine patients (38 males and 31 females) were enro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-08-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-019-0004-0 |