[Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of lung diseases]

Ultrasonographic examination of the chest despite limiting factors holds an important place in the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases. In the submitted paper the author describes in detail in addition to indications of ultrasonographic examination, ultrasonographic findings in pathological processes--a free and encapsulated pleural exudate, empyema, tumours of the lungs and pleura, haemothorax, atelectasis of the pulmonary parenchyma. In the ultrasonographic picture the author evaluated the echogenity of the finding, the presence of septa, fibrin fibres and spirals, the presence of different loculations. The authors reached the conclusion that, based on the mentioned data, it is possible to assess more rapidly and more accurately the character and aetiology of the pathological finding.