Diagnosis of pulmonary contusions with point-of-care lung ultrasonography and thoracic radiography compared to thoracic computed tomography in dogs with motor vehicle trauma: 29 cases (2017-2018).
Samuel A DickerGregory R LisciandroSusan M NewellJustine A JohnsonPublished in: Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) (2020)
In this population of dogs with motor vehicle trauma, LUS had high sensitivity for diagnosis of PC when compared to "gold standard" TCT. LUS provides reliable diagnosis of PC after trauma. More patients with PC were identified with LUS than with TXR, and additional studies are warranted to determine whether this increased sensitivity is statistically significant.