The Reaction of the Pleura in Primary Tuberculosis of the Lungs

Role of Lateral Decubitus Chest Radiograph in Detecting Mild Pleural Effusion and Its Correlation With Thoracic Usg

“…The method of doing LDV with central beam parallel to the pleural fluid level was introduced by Hessen 13 and expiratory LDV was introduced by Muller and Lofstedt. 14 In cadaveric study it is found that as small as 5ml of fluid can be detected in this technique, but it is not so reliable due to inaccurate result of thoracocentesis. Mild pleural effusion in LDV is usually described as minimum of 3 mm.…”