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Thoracic Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism

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1 Thoracic Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism
Mathis Gebhard , MD, Blank Wolfgang , MD, Reißig Angelika , MD, Lechleitner Peter , MD, Reuß Joachim , MD, Schuler Andreas , MD, Beckh Sonja , MD  CHEST  Volume 128, Issue 3, Pages (September 2005) DOI: /chest Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Number of patients and results for different diagnostic criteria. US = ultrasound. CHEST  , DOI: ( /chest ) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Localization: The majority (66%) of lesions were seen in the posterior basal segments of the lung. CHEST  , DOI: ( /chest ) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Ultrasound image showing triangular lung (top) and rounded lung infarct (bottom). Both lesions are pleural based, open to transcutaneous ultrasound examination. CHEST  , DOI: ( /chest ) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Thirty-six-year-old patient postoperatively. Top: PE confirmed in CTPA. Center: Triangular lesion on ultrasound. Bottom, left, c, and right, d: small rounded lesions on ultrasound. CHEST  , DOI: ( /chest ) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions


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