RT Book, Section
A1 Gurung, Puncho
A1 Doelken, Peter
A2 Carmody, Kristin A.
A2 Moore, Christopher L.
A2 Feller-Kopman, David
SR Print(0)
ID 56300492
T1 Chapter 7. Thoracic Ultrasound
T2 Handbook of Critical Care and Emergency Ultrasound
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160489-5
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56300492
RD 2024/04/18
AB Thoracic  ultrasonography  is  useful  for  the  evaluation  of  pleural,  pulmonary,  and  chest  wall  pathologies.  The  major  advantages  of  thoracic  ultrasound  include  bedside  availability,  absence  of  radiation,  and  real-time  guidance  for  therapeutic  interventions.  Traditionally,  thoracic  ultrasound  was  limited  to  exploration  of  pleural  effusion,  but  with  the  availability  of  modern  and  smaller  handheld  units,  the  range  of  applications  has  broadened.  Thoracic  ultrasound  is  superior  to  standard  chest  radiography  in  the  detection  and  characterization  of  pleural  effusion,  and  it  is  indispensable  for  the  guidance  of  pleural  interventions  at  the  bedside.