COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIFFERENT FORMULAE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHIC QUANTIFICATION OF THE AMOUNT OF PLEURAL EFFUSION

Abstract

Background: Pleural effusion may be a result of a primary pulmonary illness. It also can be the pleural manifestation of numerous of diseases that primarily affect other organs. Quantification of pleural effusion is of great value in clinical practice, as it usually guides the plan of management. Chest ultrasound (U/S) is one of the helpful non-invasive means in estimating pleural fluid volume.