title: Use of chest sonography in acute-care radiology().
abstract: Diagnosis of acute lung disease is a daily challenge for radiologists working in acute-care areas. It is generally based on the results of chest radiography performed under technically unfavorable conditions. Computed tomography (CT) is undoubtedly more accurate in these cases, but it cannot always be performed on critically ill patients who need continuous care.The use of thoracic ultrasonography (US) has recently been proposed for the study of acute lung disease. It can be carried out rapidly at the bedside and does not require any particularly sophisticated equipment. This report analyzes our experience with chest sonography as a supplement to chest radiography in an Emergency Radiology Unit. We performed chest sonography - as an adjunct to chest radiography - on 168 patients with acute chest pathology. Static and dynamic US signs were analyzed in light of radiographic findings and, when possible, CT. The use of chest US improved the authors' ability to provide confident diagnoses of acute disease of the chest and lungs.
authors: Emergency Radiology Unit, Emergency Department, General and Transplant Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Medical Center, Bologna, Italy.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: De Luca
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Valentino
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Rimondi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Branchini
authors: M Casadio
authors: MC
authors: Baleni
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Barozzi
keywords: Chest; Computed tomography; Radiograph; Ultrasonography
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