Can Lung Ultrasound Replace Chest Radiography for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children?

2014129 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

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Francesca Reali · PromoFirenze

Giuseppe Francesco Sferrazza Papa · PromoFirenze

Paolo Carlucci · PromoFirenze

Paola Fracasso · PromoFirenze

Fabiano Di Marco · PromoFirenze

Marzia Mandelli

Simone Soldi · Ospedale San Paolo

Abstract

In our series, lung ultrasound was highly accurate for the diagnosis of CAP in hospitalized children. These results provide the rationale for a multicenter study in children.

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Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Radiology practices and education

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Published in: Respiration

Volume 88, Issue 2, pp. 112-115

DOI: 10.1159/000362692

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Can Lung Ultrasound Replace Chest Radiography for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children?

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