ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Hand-Held Ultrasound of the Lung: A Systematic Review.
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- Systematic Review of Commercially Available Clinical CMUT-Based Systems for Use in Medical Ultrasound Imaging: Products, Applications, and Performance.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Optimizing transducer choice for the detection of alveolar-interstitial syndrome in dogs and cats: an evidence-based review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Understanding of Patients with Severe COVID-19 Using Lung Ultrasound.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2025Article
- The diagnostic value of thoracic ultrasound in thoracic surgery consultations: a new tool in pleural effusion decision-making.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Assessing the clinical relevance of point-of-care ultrasound for hospitalists: Influence on clinical reasoning and decision-making.PloS one · 2025Article
- Ten Questions on Using Lung Ultrasonography to Diagnose and Manage Pneumonia in the Hospital-at-Home Model: Part I-Techniques and Patterns.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Accuracy of lung ultrasound performed with handheld ultrasound device in internal medicine: an observational study.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Observational
- Enhancing Lung Ultrasound Diagnostics: A Clinical Study on an Artificial Intelligence Tool for the Detection and Quantification of A-Lines and B-Lines.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Bedside Clinical Hand-held Ultrasound in an Internal Medicine Department: The "Bed Med-Us" Experience of Codogno and its Clinical Utility in the Management of Diagnosis and Therapy in 1007 Patients.Ultrasound international open · 2024Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound-History, Current and Evolving Clinical Concepts in Emergency Medicine.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Lung Ultrasound in Predicting Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 Treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Viruses · 2023Article
- Can Dialysis Patients Identify and Diagnose Pulmonary Congestion Using Self-Lung Ultrasound?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Lung Ultrasound: A Leading Diagnostic Tool.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Comparison of four handheld point-of-care ultrasound devices by expert users.The ultrasound journal · 2022Article
- The quality, safety, feasibility, and interpretive accuracy of echocardiographic and lung ultrasound assessment of COVID-19 patients using a hand-held ultrasound.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- The Assessment of COVID-19 Pneumonia in Neonates: Observed by Lung Ultrasound Technique and Correlated with Biomarkers and Symptoms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Lung Ultrasound Characteristics in Neonates With Positive Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for SARS-CoV-2 on a Tertiary Level Referral Hospital in Mexico City.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Is Lung Ultrasound Helpful in COVID-19 Neonates?-A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe ultrasound examination is a surface technique with an accurate diagnosis of pathological processes adjacent to the pleural line. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of hand-held ultrasound devices (visual stethoscopes) in the diagnosis of peripheral lung disease.
methodsWe conducted a systematic search of literature comparing the diagnostic accuracy of truly hand-held ultrasound devices compared to conventional high-end ultrasound devices, chest X-rays, thoracic CT (computer tomography), or physical examinations to diagnose peripheral lung lesions. ScienceDirect, PubMed, and PubMed Central bibliographic databases were searched within a time limit of 15 years.
resultsThe applied search strategy retrieved 439 studies after removing duplicates; 34 were selected for full-text review, and 15 articles met all inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. When comparing hand-held ultrasound devices to chest X-rays, negative predictive values were above 90%, while positive predictive values tended to be lower (from 35% to 75.8%). Hand-held ultrasound reached a correlation of 0.99 as associated with conventional ultrasound with a Bland-Altman bias close to zero.
conclusionsBeing accessible, radiation-free, and comparatively easy to decontaminate, hand-held ultrasound devices could represent a reliable tool for evaluating peripheral lung diseases. This method can be successfully employed as an alternative to repeated X-ray examinations for peripheral lung disease monitoring.
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