title: [Observation of the lungs using ultrasonography].
abstract: The three ways to observe the lungs using ultrasonography are transthoracic echography, transesophageal echography and endobronchial ultrasonography. All methods have their own advantages. Consolidation and pleural effusion are evaluated with transthoracic echography and transesophageal echography. The advent of comet-tail artifact observation made the transthoracic echography worthwhile.
authors.forename: Toshihito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsubo
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hashiba
authors.forename: Hirobumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okawa
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirota
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging