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Lung ultrasound in the intensive care unit: an idea that may be too good to be true

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  1. Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, USA

    Judith F. Katz & E. Kent Yucel

  2. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02111, USA

    Judith F. Katz

  3. Department of Radiology, South Shore Hospital, 55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA, 02190, USA

    James S. Bezreh

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Katz, J.F., Bezreh, J.S. & Yucel, E.K. Lung ultrasound in the intensive care unit: an idea that may be too good to be true. Intensive Care Med 41, 379–380 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-014-3606-z

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