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Chest X-ray anteroposterior at admission (sitting).
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Chest X-ray anteroposterior after puncture (lying).
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CT scan (MDCT, arterial with 40 mL Ultravist 370 and 5 min p.i. DLP 335 mGycm) of the thorax.
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The Hounsfield scale value of 0 HU native of the liquid was consistent for an effusion (Figure 3), and the preliminary CT diagnosis was a right pleural effusion 6 cm long.
Ultrasound of lower thorax.
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A pleural sonograph (Figure 4) showed an estimated 900 mL of homogenic anechogenic pleural effusion.