Computed tomography (CT) and CMR provide a larger field of view, allowing detection of loculated pericardial effusion, pericardial thickening and masses, as well as associated chest abnormalities ...

IMAGENS EM DIP IMAGES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE Pulmonary nodules and pleural effusion in the acute phase of schistosomiasis mansoni Nódulos pulmonares e derrame pleural na fase aguda da esquistossomose ...

Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) have been recently developed to improve treatment outcomes in the endoscopic management of pancreatic fluid collections (PFC), particularly in walled-off necrosis ...

Background Accurate differentiating diagnosis is essential for choosing treatment for exudative pleural effusions. Objective To establish the diagnostic accuracy of interleukin 27 for tuberculous ...

Introduction This study aimed to construct artificial intelligence models based on thoracic CT images to perform segmentation and classification of benign pleural effusion (BPE) and malignant pleural ...

A RECENT multicentre prospective study has evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) when performed by paediatric emergency physicians to detect hip effusion in children.

Parapneumonic effusions evolve through a spectrum of three stages. 2 The initial exudative stage (stage 1; analogous to simple parapneumonic effusion) is characterised by an increased outpouring of ...

Objectives We aimed to study whether patient-reported outcomes, measured by quality of life (QoL) and functional class, are sensitive to pleural effusion (PLE) in patients with heart failure (HF), and ...