CT, Ultrasound Equivalent in Pediatric Pneumonia (CME/CE)

Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Fri, 11/20/2009 - 09:00

In pediatric patients with complicated pneumonia, chest ultrasound works as well as CT scanning to detect complications such as loculated pleural effusion or lung abscess, researchers said.


 

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