Thoracic Ultrasound: Technique, Applications, and Interpretation
| Autor: | Ali Noor, John S. Pellerito, Suraj H. Rambhia, Catherine A. D’Agostino, Robert Villani, Jason J. Naidich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Lung Diseases
Diagnostic information medicine.medical_specialty 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Ultrasonography Lung business.industry Ultrasound respiratory system Thoracic ultrasound medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Lung ultrasound Pneumonia medicine.anatomical_structure 030228 respiratory system Pneumothorax Radiology Tomography business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Current problems in diagnostic radiology. 46(4) |
| ISSN: | 1535-6302 |
| Popis: | Thoracic ultrasound is used at the bedside in emergency and critical care settings. Advantages of ultrasound include rapid real-time, low-cost, diagnostic information that can direct patient care without the use of ionizing radiation. We describe methods on how to perform lung ultrasound, with the intent to educate the radiologist who might otherwise be relatively unfamiliar with thoracic sonography. We describe and depict the normal sonographic appearance of lung anatomy. We also show the sonographic appearance of a wide range of lung and pleural pathologies such as pneumonia, pneumothorax, as well as lung and pleural masses. We review various lines and signs described in the literature, such as A-lines, B-lines, the stratosphere sign, and the bat-wing sign. Finally, we correlate our findings with chest x-ray and computerized tomography to emphasize the anatomy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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