Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children with acute bronchiolitis

Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children with acute bronchiolitis

Abstract Background Guidelines currently do not recommend the routine use of chest x-ray (CXR) in bronchiolitis. However, CXR is still performed in a high percentage of cases, mainly to diagnose or rule out pneumonia. The inappropriate use of CXR results in children exposure to ionizing radiations a...

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Main Authors: Carlotta Biagi, Luca Pierantoni, Michelangelo Baldazzi, Laura Greco, Ada Dormi, Arianna Dondi, Giacomo Faldella, Marcello Lanari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Lung ultrasound
Pneumonia
Bronchiolitis
Chest X-ray
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0750-1

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