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A Modified Sonographic Algorithm for Image Acquisition in Life-Threatening Emergencies in the Critically Ill Newborn
Published on: April 7, 2023
Chest ultrasound in children: critical appraisal
Paolo Tomà1, Catherine M Owens
1Department of Imaging, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S. Onofrio, 00165, Rome, Italy, paolo.toma@opbg.net.
Abstract:
We analyze the potential use of ultrasound in the study of the thorax in children. The physical limitations imposed on sonography by the ventilated lung and thoracic cage are well known. We want to discuss new US applications based on the clinical and methodological experience gained in adults as outlined by emergency and critical care specialists. These specialists take information from physical acoustic phenomena that is not directly convertible into images of the human body, starting with the interpretation and handling of artifacts. We give a critical assessment from a radiologic viewpoint that is both necessary and important.
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