In many cases of pulmonary diseases extending up to the pleura, ultrasound (US) helps to
identify the etiology of the lesion. There are several sonomorphological criteria to …

Endobronchial sonography, a new ultrasound technique, has been evaluated for the
assessment of normal lungs and bronchial carcinomas. The procedure was performed with …

One hundred forty-three consecutive patients with clinically and radiologically confirmed
pneumonia were examined by ultrasound. In 127 cases (88.8%), a consolidation could be …

Ultrasound results for 11 patients with HPN confirmed by CXR were compared with those for
100 healthy subjects. The observation of the hyperechogenic line of the pleuropulmonary …

Although numerous studies have been conducted on the use of ultrasonography (US) for the
examination of thoracic structures, this procedure is not as widely accepted as abdominal …

Background Transthoracic biopsy of peripheral lung lesions under ultrasonography (US)
guidance is a useful diagnostic technique. However, factors affecting diagnostic yield of US …

Percutaneous fine‐needle aspiration biopsy is a relatively simple invasive procedure with
good patient acceptance, low morbidity, and almost negligible mortality. It provides a …

Objective: Peripheral pulmonary lesions are detectable by ultrasound, the aim of this study
was to compare sonograms of pulmonary infarctions with their pathological reports …

Fifty-eight consecutive patients with clinical symptoms of pulmonary embolism/infarction
were examined by ultrasound as the first imaging modality. The diagnosis was confirmed in …

Ultrasonography is considered to have limited application in respiratory diseases because
air reflects sound waves. Twenty‐four patients with radiologically confirmed pneumothorax …