In a retrospective analysis of 540 consecutive patients undergoing medical thoracoscopy, septations were observed in 60% of the cases and obstructed two thirds or more of the view in 15% of the cases, ...

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Lung Therapeutics has raised a $36 million series C round to take a treatment for a serious complication of pneumonia through phase 2 studies. Texas-based Lung Therapeutics is built on the research of ...

The 50-ml. syringe is filled with saline solution. This is rapidly injected into the 10-ml. vial containing 2 or 3 ml. of Au 198. The total volume of saline solution and isotope goes directly into the ...

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