The following is a summary of “Ultrasound analysis of hemidiaphragm function in case of pleural effusion,” published in the January 2025 issue of Pulmonology by Boussuges et al. Researchers conducted ...

A posteroanterior and lateral chest radiograph was performed showing a right lung base opacity and moderate-sized, dense, pleural effusion. A dedicated CT chest was recommended for further evaluation.

Clinical examination was consistent with a large left-sided pleural effusion, which was confirmed on chest radiograph (figure 1A) and thoracic ultrasound. The chest radiograph also demonstrated ...

Background Pleural Cytology is the first line investigation for suspected malignant effusion (except known asbestos exposure) according to the latest BTS guidelines. Despite this we know that pleural ...

the role of LUS in the study of pleural effusions and their drainage (thoracentesis and thoracotomy tube) or in the guided biopsy of lesions attached to the parietal pleura (and therefore accessible ...

Identify pleural effusion and estimate for safety of bedside thoracentesis ... Evaluate for joint effusion and assess for safety of bedside arthrocentesis or joint injection. Use ultrasound guidance ...

Transcutaneous thoracic ultrasonography is more diagnostically conclusive in detecting pleural effusion than the methods ... Signal amplification ultrasound is gaining importance in the detection ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

The baby required mechanical ventilation due to worsening of respiratory distress, and chest X-ray, as well as ultrasound conducted 12 hours, postinfusion of TPN revealed right-sided pleural effusion.

Lung ultrasound (LUS) has become a reliable tool for the evaluation of common diseases like pneumonia and pleural effusion, but also for the rarest, such as interstitial idiopathic fibrosis or cystic ...

A biobank and national randomised controlled trial examining if thoracic ultrasound can improve the success of ... to improve pleurodesis in patients with complicated malignant pleural effusion. This ...

Her initial haemoglobin was 76 g/L (no antepartum haemorrhages and the infant’s cranial ultrasound scan was normal), for ... considered a primary differential diagnosis in perinatal pleural effusions.