ArticleJournal of ultrasound2008
Ultrasound in the evaluation of interstitial pneumonia.
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- B-mode ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for evaluation of pneumonia: A pictorial essay.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2023Review
- Role of Lung Ultrasound in the Management of Patients with Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Emergency Department.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Low Dose Chest CT and Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Ultrasound assessment of pulmonary fibroproliferative changes in severe COVID-19: a quantitative correlation study with histopathological findings.Intensive care medicine · 2021Article
- Bedside chest ultrasound to distinguish heart failure from pneumonia-related dyspnoea in older COVID-19 patients.ESC heart failure · 2020Article
- Ultrasound evaluation of diaphragmatic mobility in patients with idiopathic lung fibrosis: a pilot study.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2019Article
- Lung US features of severe interstitial pneumonia: case report and review of the literature.Journal of ultrasound · 2017Review
- Is a linear probe helpful in diagnosing diseases of pulmonary interstitial spaces?Journal of ultrasonography · 2017Article
- Lung ultrasound-a primary survey of the acutely dyspneic patient.Journal of intensive care · 2016Review
- Interventional ultrasonography of the chest: Techniques and indications.Journal of ultrasound · 2011Article
- Use of chest sonography in acute-care radiology().Journal of ultrasound · 2008Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe diagnostic value of thoracic ultrasonography (US) has recently increased. Skilled sonographers with experience in pulmonary medicine have demonstrated the existence of US signs of chest pathology. PURPOSE: To detect US findings associated with infectious interstitial pneumonia that can be used to supplement other diagnostic tools. MATERIALS AND
methodsOver a period of 5 years (2001-2006), 55 patients were referred to our ultrasonography units for evaluation of probable viral or viral-like infections of the respiratory tract. Each patient was subjected to a work-up that included clinical examination, blood tests, pulmonary function tests, bronchoscopy, chest radiographs, high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and thoracic US, which was performed under blinded conditions.
resultsBased on the findings that emerged from the work-up described above, all 55 patients were diagnosed with interstitial pneumonia. Evaluation of the US scans for the signs of interstitial lung disease described by Lichtenstein revealed "comet-tail" artifacts in the anterolateral lung fields in 31 (56.36%) patients and mixed patterns consisting in increased density associated with ring-down artifacts in 24 (46.64%). Pleural involvement was also observed in 34 cases (61.82%).
conclusionsThoracic US appears to be a useful adjunct to clinical, laboratory and radiological studies in patients suspected of having infectious interstitial pneumonia.
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