Manuel de Abreu

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Manuel de Abreu
Manuel de Abreu in 1942
Born	(1892-01-04)January 4, 1892 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	January 30, 1962(1962-01-30) (aged 71) Rio de Janeiro
Nationality	Brazilian
Known for	abreugraphy
Scientific career
Fields	medicine

Manuel Dias de Abreu (January 4, 1892 – January 30, 1962) was a Brazilian physician and scientist, the inventor of abreugraphy, a rapid radiography of the lungs for screening tuberculosis.^[1] He is considered one of the most important Brazilian physicians, side by side with Carlos Chagas, Vital Brazil and Oswaldo Cruz.