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Sonography of the Pediatric Chest
Author(s) -
Goh Yonggeng,
Kapur Jeevesh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.15.06006
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , modality (human–computer interaction) , radiography , radiation exposure , pediatric radiology , plain radiography , medical physics , nuclear medicine , human–computer interaction , computer science
Traditionally, pediatric chest diseases are evaluated with chest radiography. Due to advancements in technology, the use of sonography has broadened. It has now become an established radiation‐free imaging tool that may supplement plain‐film findings and, in certain cases, the first‐line modality for evaluation of the pediatric chest. This pictorial essay will demonstrate the diagnostic potential of sonography, review a spectrum of pediatric chest conditions, and discuss their imaging features and clinical importance.