Journal of ultrasound
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Journal of ultrasound · Mar 2011
Characterization of the normal pulmonary surface and pneumonectomy space by reflected ultrasound.
Interest has been increasing in the use of transthoracic ultrasound for the study of the pleuropulmonary disease. US imaging depends mainly on the physical interactions between ultrasound waves and the tissues being examined. ⋯ We report the findings of transthoracic ultrasound in normal healthy subjects and in those who had undergone pneumonectomy. This experience shows that, in terms of the ultrasound artifacts mentioned above, the postpneumonectomy cavity is not significantly different from the healthy lung.