Abstract
In the last 15 years, from its traditional assessment of pleural effusions and masses, lung ultrasound (LUS) has moved towards the revolutionary approach of imaging the pulmonary parenchyma, mainly as a point-of-care technique. Although limited by the presence of air, LUS has proved to be useful in the evaluation of interstitial syndromes, from cardiogenic pulmonary edema to acute lung injury and ARDS, from interstitial lung disease to interstitial pneumonia. In the next few years, the assessment of interstitial syndrome by point-of-care LUS is likely to become increasingly important in many different clinical settings, from the emergency department to the intensive care unit, from cardiology to pulmonology and nephrology wards.
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Volpicelli, G., Gargani, L. (2017). Interstitial Syndrome. In: Mathis, G. (eds) Chest Sonography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44072-9_4
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