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Comparative Diagnostic Performances of Auscultation, Chest Radiography, and Lung Ultrasonography in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Anesthesiology · 2003 · Vol. 100(1) · pp. 9–15
Daniel A. LichtensteinIvan GoldsteinE. MourgeonPhilippe CluzelPhilippe GreniérJean‐Jacques Rouby

Abstract

At the bedside, lung ultrasonography is highly sensitive, specific, and reproducible for diagnosing the main lung pathologic entities in patients with ARDS and can be considered an attractive alternative to bedside chest radiography and thoracic computed tomography.

Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsPhonocardiography and Auscultation TechniquesRespiratory Support and MechanismsMedicinePleural effusionRadiologyAuscultationARDSLungRadiographyRespiratory distressInternal medicine

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AgedAuscultationFemaleHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedPleural EffusionProspective StudiesPulmonary AlveoliRespiratory Distress SyndromeRadiography, ThoracicTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyReproducibility of Results
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