Fluid color sign

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The fluid colour sign is a diagnostic sign to differentiate a pleural effusion from pleural thickening by means of colour Doppler ultrasound. In the case of pleural effusion a colour signal is seen in the pleural fluid during respiratory and cardiac movement, whereas this colour signal is not seen in the case of pleural thickening.

  • -<p>The <strong>fluid colour sign</strong> is a diagnostic sign to differentiate a <a title="Pleural effusion" href="/articles/pleural-effusion">pleural effusion</a> from <a title="Pleural thickening" href="/articles/pleural-thickening">pleural thickening</a> by means of colour Doppler ultrasound. In the case of pleural effusion a colour signal is seen in the pleural fluid during respiratory and cardiac movement, whereas this colour signal is not seen in the case of pleural thickening.</p>
  • +<p>The <strong>fluid colour sign</strong> is a diagnostic sign to differentiate a <a href="/articles/pleural-effusion">pleural effusion</a> from <a href="/articles/pleural-thickening">pleural thickening</a> by means of <a title="Color flow Doppler (ultrasound)" href="/articles/color-flow-doppler-ultrasound">colour Doppler</a> ultrasound. In the case of pleural effusion a colour signal is seen in the pleural fluid during respiratory and cardiac movement, whereas this colour signal is not seen in the case of pleural thickening.</p>

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