Introduction: Thoracic ultrasound is employed for the diagnosis of many thoracic diseases
and is an accepted detection tool of pleural effusions, atelectasis, pneumothorax, and …

Although during the last few years the lung ultrasound (LUS) technique has progressed
substantially, several artifacts, which are currently observed in clinical practice, still need a …

In standard B mode imaging, a set of ultrasound pulses is used to reconstruct a 2-D image
even though some of the assumptions needed to do this are not fully satisfied. For this …

Background Clinical assessment is the gold standard for diagnosis of bronchiolitis. To date,
only one study found LUS (Lung Ultrasound) to be a valuable tool in the diagnosis of …

Lung ultrasound examination has been demonstrated to be an accurate imaging method to
detect pulmonary and pleural conditions. During pregnancy, there is a need for rapid …

Background: Echographic vertical artifacts (B-lines) in chest ultrasonography have often
been associated with pathological patterns. A scientifically sound explanation of these …

Background Comparison of clinical findings, chest radiographs (CXR), lung ultrasound
(LUS) findings, and C‐reactive protein (CRP) concentrations at admission and serial follow …

Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) related pulmonary disease is highly
prevalent, with variable clinical presentation and behavior, and thus is associated with poor …

Since its first description in 1967 (1), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represents
a well known major clinical problem in intensive care units (ICUs), carrying a high morbidity …

Background Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an invasive, aggressive pleural
tumor with a predominantly local spread. The objective of this study was to assess thoracic …