Post-thoracentesis ultrasound and chest radiography are equally effective in assessing pleural space evacuation in simple pleural effusions.

Dr. Peter C. Grayson: This 70-year-old man presented with a recurrent left pleural effusion in the context of a severe, systemic illness that was characterized by musculoskeletal pain, chondritis ...

False negative rates were 30.3% for IA-ANPB and 3.1% for MT in pleural effusion alone, and were 11.9% and 4.7%, respectively, in pleural effusion with pleural thickening or lesions.