Ultrasound of the chest and mediastinum in children, interventions and artefacts. WFUMB review paper (part 3).

Cheng Fang, Joanna Jaworska, Natalia Buda, Ioana Mihaiela Ciuca, Yi Dong, Axel Feldkamp, Jörg Jüngert, Wojciech Kosiak, Hans Joachim Mentzel, Corina Pienar, Jorge S Rabat, Vasileios Rafailidis, Simone Schrading, Dagmar Schreiber-Dietrich, Christoph F Dietrich

Journal: Medical ultrasonography 2022;24(1):65-67

PMID: 34216456

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Abstract

Ultrasound (US) is an ideal diagnostic tool for paediatric patients owning to its high spatial and temporal resolution, realtime imaging, and lack of ionizing radiation and bedside availability. The lack of superficial adipose tissue and favourable acoustic windows in children makes US the first line of investigation for evaluation of pleural and chest wall abnormalities.In the first part of the topic the technical requirements were explained and the use of ultrasound in the lung and pleura in paediatric patients were discussed. In the second part lung parenchymal diseases with their subpleural consolidations are reflected. In the third part, the use of ultrasound for chest wall, mediastinum, diaphragmatic diseases, trachea, interventions and artifacts in paediatric patients are summarized.

Address: Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.; Institute of Mother and Child, Cystic Fibrosis Department, Warszawa, Poland.; Internal Medicine, Connective Tissue Diseases and Geriatrics Department, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.; Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara, Romania.; Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.; Pediatric Department, Sana Kliniken Duisburg GmbH, Germany.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany.; Pediatric, Hematology and Oncology Department, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.; Section of Pediatric Radiology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University hospital Jena, Germany.; Head of Surgery Department. Universidad de Oriente. Ciudad Bolívar City. Bolivar State, Venezuela.; Klinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Switzerland.; Localinomed, Bern, Switzerland.; Department Allgemeine Innere Medizin (DAIM), Kliniken Hirslanden Beau Site, Salem und Permanence, Bern, Switzerland, Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. [email protected].

DOI: 10.11152/mu-3323

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MeSH Terms: Artifacts, Child, Humans, Lung, Lung Diseases, Mediastinum, Thoracic Wall, Ultrasonography