Point-of-care lung ultrasound is more reliable than chest X-ray for ruling out acute chest syndrome in sickle cell pediatric patients: A prospective study.
Marcela Preto-ZamperliniEliana P C GiornoDanielle S N Bou GhosnFernanda V M SáAdriana S SuzukiLisa SuzukiSylvia Costa Lima FarhatKirstin WeerdenburgCláudio SchvartsmanPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2021)
The high negative predictive value, with narrow CIs, makes LUS an excellent ruling-out tool for ACS.