Sonography of the chest wall: A pictorial essay.
Ultrasound (US) is increasingly being used as the first-line imaging modality for investigating the chest wall for soft tissue and bony lesions. This article describes the technique used for the US examination, the relevant chest-wall anatomy, and the appearances on US scanning of pathologic entities either unique to or common in the region of the chest wall.
Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.|The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Ryan Ka Lok
RK
Lee
Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.|The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
James Francis
JF
Griffith
Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.|The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Alex Wing Hung
AW
Ng
Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.|The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Jacqueline Ching Man
JC
Sitt
D006801:Humans; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
anatomy; chest wall; pathology; ultrasonography