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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
MRI is not needed to diagnose pleural effusion. | |||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
MRI is usually not needed to diagnose pleural effusion however in rare cases when CT scan is inconclusive MRI may be needed.<ref name="pmid25672042">{{cite journal| author=Thyagaraj VK, Rangappa P, Jacob I, Rao K| title=Recurrent pleural effusions: an unusual presentation of chronic pancreatitis. | journal=J Assoc Physicians India | year= 2014 | volume= 62 | issue= 7 | pages= 627-30 | pmid=25672042 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25672042 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
MRI is not needed to diagnose pleural effusion.
MRI
MRI is usually not needed to diagnose pleural effusion however in rare cases when CT scan is inconclusive MRI may be needed.[1]
References
- ↑ Thyagaraj VK, Rangappa P, Jacob I, Rao K (2014). "Recurrent pleural effusions: an unusual presentation of chronic pancreatitis". J Assoc Physicians India. 62 (7): 627–30. PMID 25672042.