A Simple Way to Estimate the Size of a Pneumothorax

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Abstract
An approximate formula relating the volume of a pneumothorax to the decrease in linear dimensions of the lung is presented. For a small pneumothorax, the fractional volume occupied by pneumothorax is three times the fractional decrease in linear dimensions of the lung. These relationships were demonstrated with a simple phantom.

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