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Lung ultrasound for pneumothorax in injured children and its relevant limits: authors’ reply to Quarato et al.

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  1. Department of Trauma Services, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS, USA

    Donald G. Vasquez & Gina M. Berg

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1010 N. Kansas, Wichita, KS, 67214, USA

    Gina M. Berg

  3. Department of Radiology, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS, USA

    Serge G. Srour & Kamran Ali

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Vasquez, D.G., Berg, G.M., Srour, S.G. et al. Lung ultrasound for pneumothorax in injured children and its relevant limits: authors’ reply to Quarato et al.. Pediatr Radiol 50, 453–454 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-020-04622-3

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