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. 2023 Dec;44(6):582-599.
doi: 10.1055/a-2010-7282. Epub 2023 Apr 13.

Ultrasound of the lung

[Article in English, German]
Christoph F Dietrich  1 , Christian Görg  2 , Rudolf Horn  3 , Helmut Prosch  4 , Ehsan Safai Zadeh  2 , Christian Jenssen  5   6
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Ultrasound of the lung

[Article in English, German]
Christoph F Dietrich et al. Ultraschall Med. 2023 Dec.
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Abstract
in English, German

The CME review is intended to explain and discuss the clinical value of lung ultrasound but also to enable a pragmatically oriented approach by analyzing the clinical aspect. This includes knowledge of the pre-test probability, the acuteness of the disease, the current clinical situation, detection and/or characterization, initial diagnosis or follow up assessment and the peculiarities of exclusion diagnosis. Diseases of the pleura and lungs are described using these criteria with their direct and indirect sonographic signs and the specific clinical significance of ultrasound findings. The importance and criteria of conventional B-mode, color Doppler ultrasound with or without spectral analysis of the Doppler signal and contrast-enhanced ultrasound are discussed as well.

Der CME-Review soll den klinischen Wert des Lungenultraschalls erläutern und diskutieren, aber auch durch die Analyse des klinischen Aspekts ein pragmatisch orientiertes Vorgehen ermöglichen. Dazu gehören Kenntnisse über die Prätestwahrscheinlichkeit, die Akutheit der Erkrankung, die aktuelle klinische Situation, die Erkennung und/oder Charakterisierung, die Erstdiagnose oder Verlaufsbeurteilung und die Besonderheiten der Ausschlussdiagnostik. Anhand dieser Kriterien werden Erkrankungen des Brustfells und der Lunge mit ihren direkten und indirekten sonografischen Zeichen und der spezifischen klinischen Bedeutung des Ultraschallbefundes beschrieben. Auch die Bedeutung und die Kriterien des konventionellen B-Modes, des Farbdoppler-Ultraschalls mit oder ohne Spektralanalyse des Dopplersignals und des kontrastverstärkten Ultraschalls werden diskutiert.

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Declaration of financial interestsReceipt of research funding: Yes, from another institution (pharmaceutical or medical technology company, etc.); receipt of payment/financial advantage for providing services as a lecturer: no; paid consultant/internal trainer/salaried employee: no; patent/business interest/shares (author/partner, spouse, children) in company: no; patent/business interest/shares (author/partner, spouse, children) in sponsor of this CME article or in company whose interests are affected by the CME article: no.Declaration of non-financial interestsThe authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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