Chest X-rays and Lung Ultrasound Are Not Interchangeable in Intensive Care Practice.
Stefan SchmidtNico BehnkeJana-Katharina DieksPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
LUS does not detect more lung abnormalities in real-world critical care practice than CXRs, although a higher sensitivity of LUS has been reported in previous studies. Overall, low agreement rates between LUS and CXRs suggest that these diagnostic techniques are not equivalent but instead are complementary and should be used alongside each other.