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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_num ber_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_anesthes iology/volume_8_number_2_2/article/near_fatal_pulmonary_em bolism.htmlhttp://www.ispub.com/journal/the_internet_journal_of_anesthes iology/volume_8_number_2_2/article/near_fatal_pulmonary_em bolism.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_i nternet_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_i nternet_journal_of_anesthesiology /volume_8_number_2_2/article/nea r_fatal_pulmonary_embolism.html


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