Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lung ultrasonography had 92% sensitivity and 89% specificity for acute chest syndrome. Diagnostic accuracy was ...

NEW YORK, New York — Bedside ultrasound imaging could be poised to replace the gold standard of chest x-ray for the confirmation of central venous catheter placement, according to preliminary data ...

Chest ultrasound can serve as a viable alternative to chest CT in the evaluation of pediatric patients with complicated pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion (a build-up of fluid between the lung and ...

ULTRASONOGRAPHY COULD REPLACE CHEST X-RAY FOR DETERMINING SOURCE OF ACUTE SHORTNESS OF BREATH A new study suggests that ultrasonography could replace standard chest x-ray as the first choice of ...

Liposarcomas—soft-tissue sarcomas derived from primitive mesenchymal cells—are composed of malignant lipoblasts. Liposarcoma is the second most prevalent form of malignant soft-tissue tumor, ...

The use of ultrasonography helped experienced surgeons identify intrathoracic adhesions and guided medical thoracoscopy access even when pleural effusion was absent, according to study results.

Lung ultrasound has been shown to be highly effective and safe for diagnosing pneumonia in children and a potential substitute for chest X-ray, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of ...

The influenza A H1N1 viral pandemic of 2009 or as commonly called Swine flu was one of the major pandemics after the Hong Kong Flu of 1968. It was officially declared by the Center for Disease Control ...

Ultrasonography is a safe and effective form of imaging that has been used by physicians for more than half a century to aid in diagnosis and guide procedures. Over the past two decades, ultrasound ...

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