Differentiation of pulmonary parenchymal consolidation from pleural disease using the sonographic fluid bronchogram.
The nature of pleural-based thoracic collections may be sonographically confusing. To help lessen this confusion, the fluid bronchogram, a useful sonographic sign of pulmonary parenchymal consolidation, is described. Bronchi containing fluid in consolidated lung can be identified using ultrasound.
D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001995:Bronchography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*