Chest Sonography

Chest sonography is an established procedure in the stepwise imaging diagnosis of pulmonary and pleural disease. It is the method of choice to distinguish between solid and liquid lesions and allows the investigator to make an unequivocal diagnosis without exposing the patient to costly and stressfu...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mathis, Gebhard. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:2nd ed. 2008.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72428-5
Table of Contents:
  • Indications, Technical Prerequisites and Investigation Procedure
  • The Chest Wall
  • The Pleura
  • Subpleural Lung Consolidations
  • Mediastinum
  • Endobronchial Sonography
  • Vascularization
  • Image Artifacts and Pitfalls
  • Interventional Chest Sonography
  • The White Hemithorax
  • From the Symptom to the Diagnosis.