A Simple Approach to the Diagnosis of Bronchopleural Fistula
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 124 (3) , 843-844
- https://doi.org/10.1148/124.3.843
Abstract
A simple, yet reliable technique is described for conformation of a bronchopleural fistula. It is based on detection of radioactivity in the pleural space after the washout phase of the 133Xe ventilation study. This method demonstrated the pathological communication while bronchoscopy, bronchography and methylene blue testing did not.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: