title: Characterization of the normal pulmonary surface and pneumonectomy space by reflected ultrasound.
abstract: Interest has been increasing in the use of transthoracic ultrasound for the study of the pleuropulmonary disease. US imaging depends mainly on the physical interactions between ultrasound waves and the tissues being examined. In the thoracic region, the prescence of the chest wall and the air-containing pulmonary tissues cause various artifacts that strongly influence the resulting images. At the interface between tissues and air, the ultrasound beam is totally reflected and produces simple reverberation, comet-tail artifacts, and ring-down artifacts.We report the findings of transthoracic ultrasound in normal healthy subjects and in those who had undergone pneumonectomy.This experience shows that, in terms of the ultrasound artifacts mentioned above, the postpneumonectomy cavity is not significantly different from the healthy lung.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Sperandeo
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Varriale
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Sperandeo
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Bianco
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Piattelli
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bizzarri
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Ghittoni
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Copetti
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Vendemiale
keywords: Normal pleuropulmonary; Pneumonectomy space; Transthoracic; Ultrasound artifacts
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