The preliminary exploration of 64-slice volume computed tomography in the accurate measurement of pleural effusion.

ConclusionThe 64-slice CT volume-rendering technique can accurately measure the volume in pleural effusion patients, and a linear regression equation can be used to estimate the volume of the free pleural effusion.
PMID: 23550184 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Radiologica - April 2, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Guo ZJ, Lin Q, Liu HT, Lu JY, Zeng YH, Meng FJ, Cao B, Zi XR, Han SM, Zhang YH Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research