The sonographic diagnosis of pneumothorax

Ultrasound is a modality now available to all physicians and can help in making rapid decisions, particularly with critically ill patients. This article reviews the basis of the use of sonography for the diagnosis of pneumothorax.

• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

• Publication date

  2011-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.4103/0974-2700.86647PMID 22090746PMCID 3214509
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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