Ultrasound examination of lesions in the thorax.
Thirty-five patients with intrathoracic lesions were examined once or several times during one year with B-scan grey scale ultrasound. The difference between encapsulated fluid, organized exudate or empyema and solid tumor is discussed, as is the procedure of the examination and the possibility of using ultrasound for diagnostic punctures.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004653:Empyema / Q000175:diagnosis; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography