title: [Lung infarcts detected with ultrasonography].
abstract: 33 patients with clinical signs of pulmonary infarction were investigated by intercostal chest sonography. 40 preponderant triangular sharply outlined echo-poor lesions were detected with an airdense reflex in the centre of the area as a sign of segmental involvement. Sonomorphology of pulmonary infarction is compared to pneumonias (n = 22) and carcinomas (n = 20). The sensitivity of chest sonography in pulmonary infarction is 96%, whereas the diagnostic accuracy is 82%.
authors.affiliation: Interne Abteilung des Krankenhauses Hohenems.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mathis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Metzler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feurstein
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fussenegger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sutterlütti
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Lungeninfarkte sind sonographisch zu entdecken.