Abstract
Ultrasound imaging of the chest tends to be underused in the clinical setting where cross-sectional imaging is generally favored, including computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. However, ultrasound is useful in the evaluation of congenital and acquired lung disorders, especially in the pediatric population. These benefits include real-time assessment, portability (including bedside evaluation for critically ill patients, shorter examination times (compared to MR imaging), lack of ionizing radiation (compared to conventional radiography and CT), and the ability to perform studies without sedation. Ultrasound is also increasingly used to guide interventional procedures. This chapter reviews up-to-date ultrasound imaging techniques, normal development and anatomy, and ultrasound imaging findings of commonly encountered lung abnormalities in infants and children.
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Abbreviations
- B:
-
Brightness
- CEUS:
-
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound
- CCAM:
-
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
- chILD:
-
childhood interstitial lung disease
- CLH:
-
Congenital lobar hyperinflation
- CPAM:
-
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation
- CT:
-
Computed tomography
- DLD:
-
Diffuse lung disease
- ILD:
-
Interstitial lung disease
- M:
-
Motion
- MR:
-
Magnetic resonance
- MRSA:
-
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- PL:
-
Pulmonary lymphangiectasia
- PPB:
-
Pleuropulmonary blastoma
- PRMS:
-
Pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma
- RDS:
-
Respiratory distress syndrome
- RMS:
-
Rhabdomyosarcoma
- SDD:
-
Surfactant deficiency disease
- TTN:
-
Transient tachypnea of the newborn
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Bih, E.S., Epelman, M., Restrepo, R., Lee, E.Y. (2021). Lung. In: Paltiel, H.J., Lee, E.Y. (eds) Pediatric Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56802-3_5
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