Combined ultrasound–CT approach to monitor acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

Abstract Background Lung ultrasound is a bedside non-irradiating tool for assessment and monitoring of lung diseases. A lung ultrasound score based on visualized artefacts allows reliable quantification of lung aeration, and is useful to monitor mechanical ventilation setting, fluid resuscitation an...

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Main Authors: Silvia Mongodi, Andrea Colombo, Anita Orlando, Lorenzo Cavagna, Bélaid Bouhemad, Giorgio Antonio Iotti, Francesco Mojoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-020-00174-7