title: Is the lateral decubitus radiograph necessary for the management of a parapneumonic pleural effusion?
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Health Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-1225, USA. metersky@nso.uchc.edu
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Metersky
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016683:Supine Position