Rev Esp Quimioter 2022;35(Suppl.1):21-24

Usefulness of thoracic ultrasound for diagnosis and follow-up of pneumonia

JAVIER PÉREZ PALLARÉS, FRANCISCA LERENAS BERNAL, MARIA DEL ROSARIO CABELLO JABALQUINTO, ALEXANDER ALI JIMÉNEZ ROMERO

Published: 22 April 2022

http://www.doi.org/10.37201/req/s01.04.2022

Classically the diagnosis of both bacterial and viral pneumonias was made with chest radiology, later the use of chest CT was implemented, however in recent years lung ultrasound has become very important in the diagnosis of pulmonary pathology and increased in pandemic by SARS-CoV-2, due to the practicality of being done at the patient’s bedside, the ability to be reproducible, and the decrease in radiation exposure to patients.

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