Submited on: 02 Aug 2013 05:43:48 PM GMT
Published on: 03 Aug 2013 07:54:45 AM GMT

The review article from Albania is aim to investigate the role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pleural disorders.    The title is “The role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pleural disorders”. 

There have some questions and uncleared issues.  The authors should be clarified and be added the following issues in the text.    

 

  1. The authors did not show the sensitivity and the specificity of the ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pleural disorders.     
  2. What is the gold standard in diagnosis of the pleural disorders?   
  3. Please add the previous studies of the ultrasonography for the diagnosis of pleural disorders in the text.     
  4. The accuracy of the diagnosis of pleural disorders by using the ultrasonography depends on the experienced physicians.  This can not be applied in the general physicians.  
  5. The clinical application is very important.  The authors should to be suggested the readers to apply this knowledge into routine clinical practice.     

 

     Thank you so much

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