Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · May 1991
[Usefulness of ultrasonics in the diagnosis of pleuro-pulmonary diseases].
We performed ultrasound studies in 67 patients with opacities adjacent to the thoracic wall. An accurate diagnosis of the nature of the lesion was made in 95% of cases. The yield of thoracocentesis was increased by marking guided by ultrasound.