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Review
. 2011 Sep;49(5):825-46.
doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2011.06.008.

Chest sonography in children: current indications, techniques, and imaging findings

Brian D Coley  1
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Review

Chest sonography in children: current indications, techniques, and imaging findings

Brian D Coley. Radiol Clin North Am. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

Ultrasound of the thorax is particularly rewarding in children, because their unique thoracic anatomy provides many available acoustic windows into the chest. Newer ultrasound techniques can allow better understanding of lung disease. With minimum effort and creativity, chest ultrasound can provide important clinical information without radiation exposure or sedation sometimes required for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

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