Lung Ultrasound in Intensive Care Unit the visceral pleura against the parietal pleura during
the respiratory cycle. Beyond this pleural line, motionless and regularly spaced horizontal …

The value of ultrasound techniques in examination of the pleurae and lungs has been
underestimated over recent decades. One explanation for this is the assumption that the …

Background Lung ultrasound can be used as an alternative to chest radiography (CXR) for
the diagnosis and follow-up of various lung diseases in the intensive care unit (ICU). Our …

Background Lung ultrasound (LUS) may accurately diagnose pneumothorax. However,
there is uncertainty about its usefulness in the quantification of pneumothorax size. To …

Featured Application The differential diagnosis between a normally aerated lung and a lung
with interstitial pathology is based on the interpretation of ultrasound vertical artifacts …

Severe preeclampsia (SP) may occur after 24 weeks' gestation. Echocardiography is
frequently used to evaluate cardiac function in patients with SP; lung ultrasound can detect …

Over the past 30 years lung imaging has greatly contributed to the current understanding of
the pathophysiology and the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In …

Lung ultrasound outperforms conventional radiology in the emergency diagnosis of
pneumothorax and pleural effusions. Neonatologists and pediatricians are now adapting …

Background and objective The aim of this study was to assess the role of lung ultrasound
(LUS) in a diagnostic algorithm of respiratory diseases, and to establish the accuracy of LUS …

Lung ultrasonography is an emerging, user-friendly and easy-to-use technique that can be
performed quickly at the patient's bedside to evaluate several pathologic conditions affecting …