Respiration· 2013Q2

The Role of CT Pulmonary Angiography in the Investigation of Unilateral Pleural Effusions

Clare Hooper, Isabel Laurence, John Harvey, Anna Morley et al.

1,187citations
Q2SCImago
2013year

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CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) combined with pleural-phase thoracic CT is recommended for investigating unilateral pleural effusions, as pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent concomitant finding in malignant effusions but rarely the primary cause.

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Field: Internal Medicine

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