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Interventional radiology of pleural diseases
Author(s) -
MATIN TAHREEMA N.,
GLEESON FERGUS V.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01948.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , pleural disease , clinical practice , respiratory disease , lung , physical therapy
Image‐guided pleural procedures are important in both the diagnosis and management of pleural disease. Pleural aspiration, biopsy and drainage are all proven to be safer and more efficacious using image guidance. The aim of this article is to review common image‐guided pleural techniques and the evidence base for their application in clinical practice.