Feasibility of chest ultrasound up to 42 m underwater.

Matteo Paganini, Giuseppe Cantarella, Danilo Cialoni, Ezio Giuffrè, Gerardo Bosco

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Article in The ultrasound journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matteo PaganiniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 3, 35131, Padua, Italy. matteo.paganini@unipd.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7556-6928

Giuseppe CantarellaDepartment of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

Danilo CialoniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 3, 35131, Padua, Italy.

Ezio GiuffrèH-2 Tech, Padua, Italy.

Gerardo BoscoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 3, 35131, Padua, Italy.

University of Padua · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

Office of Naval Research N00014-20-1-2579

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

After recent advancements, ultrasound has extended its applications from bedside clinical practice to wilderness medicine. Performing ultrasound scans in extreme environments can allow direct visualization of unique pathophysiological adaptations but can be technically challenging. This paper summarizes how a portable ultrasound apparatus was marinized to let scientific divers and sonographers perform ultrasound scans of the lungs underwater up to - 42 m. A metallic case protected the ultrasound apparatus inside; a frontal transparent panel with a glove allowed visualization and operation of the ultrasound by the diving sonographer. The inner pressure was equalized with environmental pressure through a compressed air tank connected with circuits similar to those used in SCUBA diving. Finally, the ultrasound probe exited the metallic case through a sealed aperture. No technical issues were reported after the first testing step and the real experiments.

Indexed as

Chest ultrasoundDiving medicineEnvironmental physiologyExtreme environmentsLung ultrasoundPhysiologyUltrasoundUnderwater medicine

Identifiers

PMID37603121

DOI10.1186/s13089-023-00334-5

PMCPMC10441895

OpenAlexW4386019172

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