Pleuro-pulmonary ultrasound in the diagnosis and follow-up of lung infections in children with cancer: a pilot study.

Mariaclaudia MeliMilena La SpinaLuca Lo NigroGian Luca TrobiaGiovanna Russo Andrea Di Cataldo

Published in: Journal of ultrasound (2022)

This study shows for the first time that LUS allows physicians to diagnose pneumonia in children and young adults with cancer, with high specificity and sensitivity.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
young adults
squamous cell
primary care
magnetic resonance imaging
pulmonary hypertension
childhood cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
computed tomography
middle aged
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
contrast enhanced ultrasound