Ultrasonic diagnosis of subpleural parietal formations of the lung
Shakhov, B.E.; Safonov, D.V.; Belousov, I.V.
Vestnik Khirurgii Imeni I. I. Grekova 159(5): 85-90
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4625 PMID: 11188826 Document Number: 513658
The article generalizes experiences with ultrasonic scanning of the chest in patients with subpleural parietal formations of the lungs of inflammatory and tumorous etiology. The technique of the investigation and criteria of the assessment of the pathological focus are described. The normal echoscopic picture of the chest was determined. The ultrasonic images of the abscesses were compared with those of the peripheral lung carcinoma. The echoscopic pictures typical of each disease were revealed.