Article,
Lung Ultrasound and Pleural Artifacts: A Pictorial Review
Contributors
Zadeh, Ehsan Safai
0000-0001-9775-3989
(Corresponding author)
[1]
[2]
Görg, Christian
0000-0002-1900-5149
(Corresponding author)
[3]
Prosch, Helmut
0000-0002-6119-6364
[1]
[2]
Dietrich, Christoph Frank
0000-0001-6015-6347
[5]
Laursen, Christian Borbjerg
0000-0001-6382-9906
[6]
[7]
Affiliations
- [1] Medical University of Vienna [NORA names: Austria; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [2] Vienna General Hospital [NORA names: Austria; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [3] Philipps University of Marburg [NORA names: Germany; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [4] University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School [NORA names: United States; America, North; OECD];
- [5] Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM), Hirslanden Clinics Bern, Beau Site, Salem and Permanence, 3018 Bern, Switzerland;, c.f.dietrich@googlemail.com [NORA names: Switzerland; Europe, Non-EU; OECD];
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Abstract
Lung ultrasound is a well-established diagnostic approach used in detecting pathological changes near the pleura of the lung. At the acoustic boundary of the lung surface, it is necessary to differentiate between the primary visualization of pleural parenchymal pathologies and the appearance of secondary artifacts when sound waves enter the lung or are reflected at the visceral pleura. The aims of this pictorial essay are to demonstrate the sonographic patterns of various pleural interface artifacts and to illustrate the limitations and pitfalls of the use of ultrasound findings in diagnosing any underlying pathology.
Keywords
acoustic boundary,
appearance,
approach,
artifacts,
boundaries,
changes,
diagnostic approach,
essay,
findings,
interface artifacts,
limitations,
lung,
lung surface,
lung ultrasound,
parenchymal pathology,
pathological changes,
pathology,
patterns,
pictorial essay,
pitfalls,
pleura,
primary visual,
secondary artifacts,
sonographic patterns,
sound,
sound waves,
surface,
ultrasound,
ultrasound findings,
visceral pleura,
wave
