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To drain or not to drain? Abscess or empyema?

Helen McDillMaged HassanGraham DackLindsey TaylorDavid WaineJohn P CorcoranCyrus Daneshvar
Published in: Thorax (2020)
We present a case posing the clinical dilemma of differentiating a large peripheral lung abscess from an empyema, discussing the imaging and management and the clinical issues posed.
Keyphrases
  • high resolution
  • magnetic resonance
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • rare case
  • mass spectrometry
  • fluorescence imaging