Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest Ultrasonography versus Chest Radiography for Identification of Pneumothorax: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

2014154 citationsReviewgreen Open Access

Authors

Ali Ebrahimi · Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences

Mahmoud Yousefifard · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Hossein Mohammad Kazemi · Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences

Hamid Reza Rasouli · Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences

Hadi Asady · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Ali Moghadas Jafari · Bushehr University of Medical Sciences

Mostafa Hosseini

Abstract

The present meta-analysis showed that the diagnostic accuracy of CUS was higher than supine CXR for detection of pneumothorax. It seems that CUS is superior to CXR in detection of pneumothorax, even after adjusting for possible sources of heterogeneity.

Topics & Keywords

Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology practices and education

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 13, Issue 4, pp. 29-40

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