Ultrasound for the Detection of Pleural Effusions  and Guidance of the Thoracentesis Procedure

<table>Ultrasound of the right hemithorax obtained from patient in Case 1. This ultrasound was taken with a 10 MHz probe. Note complete consolidation of the lung, which is visualized as a mass deep to the parietal pleura.</table>

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Figure 3: Ultrasound for the Detection of Pleural Effusions  and Guidance of the Thoracentesis Procedure 