Role of thoracic ultrasound in the assessment of pleural and pulmonary diseases

Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 39-46

  Sperandeo, M ^a   Filabozzi, P ^a   Varriale, A ^a   Carnevale, V ^a   Piattelli, M L ^a   Sperandeo, G ^a   Brunetti, E ^b   Decuzzi, M ^c  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Chest; Lung; Pleura; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LIPOMA; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MESOTHELIOMA; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC BIOPSY;

EID: 44349110232     PISSN: 19713495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jus.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Simeone J.F., Mueller P.R., and vanSonnenberg E. The uses of diagnostic ultrasound in the thorax. Clin Chest Med 5 (1984) 281-290
2. Beckh S., Bolcskei P.L., and Lessnau K.D. Real-time chest ultrasonography: a comprehensive review for the pulmonologist. Chest 122 (2002) 1759-1773
3. McLoud T.C., and Flower C.D. Imaging the pleura: sonography, CT, and MR imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol 156 (1991) 1145-1153
4. Muller N.L. Imaging of the pleura. Radiology 186 (1993) 297-309
5. Bokor D., Chambers J.B., Rees P.J., Mant T.G., Luzzani F., and Spinazzi A. Clinical safety of SonoVue, a new contrast agent for ultrasound imaging, in healthy volunteers and in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Invest Radiol 36 (2001) 104-109
6. Eibenberger K.L., Dock W.I., Ammann M.E., Dorffner R., Hormann M.F., and Grabenwoger F. Quantification of pleural effusions: sonography versus radiography. Radiology 191 (1994) 681-684
7. Sperandeo M., Caturelli E., Sperandeo G., and Camagna A. New technique of thoracentesis in massive hydrothorax. J Hepatol 36 (2002) 209
8. Mathis G. Thoraxsonography - part I: chest wall and pleura. Ultrasound Med Biol 23 (1997) 1131-1139
9. Doust B.D., Baum J.K., Maklad N.F., and Doust V.L. Ultrasonic evaluation of pleural opacities. Radiology 114 (1975) 135-140
10. Yu C.J., Yang P.C., Wu H.D., Chang D.B., Kuo S.H., and Luh K.T. Ultrasound study in unilateral hemithorax opacification. Image comparison with computed tomography. Am Rev Respir Dis 147 (1993) 430-434
11. Yang P.C., Luh K.T., Chang D.B., Wu H.D., Yu C.J., and Kuo S.H. Value of sonography in determining the nature of pleural effusion: analysis of 320 cases. AJR Am J Roentgenol 159 (1992) 29-33
12. Chian C.F., Su W.L., Soh L.H., Yan H.C., Perng W.C., and Wu C.P. Echogenic swirling pattern as a predictor of malignant pleural effusions in patients with malignancies. Chest 126 (2004) 129-134
13. Wang H.C., Yu C.J., Chang D.B., et al. Transthoracic needle biopsy of thoracic tumours by a colour Doppler ultrasound puncture guiding device. Thorax 50 (1995) 1258-1263
14. Targhetta R. Sonographic approach to pulmonary disease. JEMU 19 (1998) 217-221
15. Pang J.A., Tsang V., Hom B.L., and Metreweli C. Ultrasound-guided tissue-core biopsy of thoracic lesions with Trucut and Surecut needles. Chest 91 (1987) 823-828
16. El Fortia M., El Gatit A., and Bendaoud M. Ultrasound wall-sign in pulmonary echinococcosis (new application). Ultraschall Med 27 (2006) 553-557
17. Sperandeo M., Sperandeo G., Varriale A., et al. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the study of peripheral lung lesions: a preliminary study. Ultrasound Med Biol 32 (2006) 1467-1472
18. Yang P.C., Chang D.B., Yu C.J., et al. Ultrasound-guided core biopsy of thoracic tumors. Am Rev Respir Dis 146 (1992) 763-767
19. de Gregorio M.A., and D'Agostino H. Ultrasound in pneumology: the current situation. Arch Bronconeumol 39 (2003) 535-536
20. Yu C.J., Yang P.C., Chang D.B., and Luh K.T. Diagnostic and therapeutic use of chest sonography: value in critically ill patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol 159 (1992) 695-701
21. Sheth S., Hamper U.M., Stanley D.B., Wheeler J.H., and Smith P.A. US guidance for thoracic biopsy: a valuable alternative to CT. Radiology 210 (1999) 721-726
22. Herth F.J., and Becker H.D. Transthoracic ultrasound. Respiration 70 (2003) 87-94
23. Bungay H.K., Adams R.F., Morris C.M., Haggett P.J., Traill Z.C., and Gleeson F.V. Cutting needle biopsy in the diagnosis of clinically suspected non-carcinomatous disease of the lung. Br J Radiol 73 (2000) 349-355
24. Sugama Y., Tamaki S., Kitamura S., and Kira S. Ultrasonographic evaluation of pleural and chest wall invasion of lung cancer. Chest 93 (1988) 275-279
25. Yang P.C., Luh K.T., Wu H.D., et al. Lung tumors associated with obstructive pneumonitis: US studies. Radiology 174 (1990) 717-720
26. Heilo A. US-guided transthoracic biopsy. Eur J Ultrasound (1996) 141-151
27. Decuzzi M., Sperandeo M., Varriale G., Giampaolo A., and Tesse M.R. Transthoracic ultrasound in the evaluation of pulmonary fibrosis. Our experience. Ultrasound Med Biol 32 (2006) 158
28. Lichtenstein D., Meziere G., Biderman P., Gepner A., and Barre O. The comet-tail artifact. An ultrasound sign of alveolar-interstitial syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 156 (1997) 1640-1646
29. Lichtenstein D., Meziere G., Biderman P., and Gepner A. The comet-tail artifact: an ultrasound sign ruling out pneumothorax. Intensive Care Med 25 (1999) 383-388
30. Lichtenstein D.A., and Menu Y. A bedside ultrasound sign ruling out pneumothorax in the critically ill. Lung sliding. Chest 108 (1995) 1345-1348
31. Targhetta R., Bourgeois J.M., Chavagneux R., et al. Ultrasonic signs of pneumothorax: preliminary work. J Clin Ultrasound 21 (1993) 245-250
32. Kirkpatrick A.W., Ng A.K., Dulchavsky S.A., et al. Sonographic diagnosis of a pneumothorax inapparent on plain radiography: confirmation by computed tomography. J Trauma 50 (2001) 750-752
33. Wernecke K., Galanski M., Peters P.E., and Hansen J. Pneumothorax: evaluation by ultrasound-preliminary results. J Thorac Imaging 2 (1987) 76-78
34. Larscheid R.C., Thorpe P.E., and Scott W.J. Percutaneous transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy: a comprehensive review of its current role in the diagnosis and treatment of lung tumors. Chest 114 (1998) 704-709
35. Targhetta R., Bourgeois J.M., Chavagneux R., and Balmes P. Diagnosis of pneumothorax by ultrasound immediately after ultrasonically guided aspiration biopsy. Chest 101 (1992) 855-856
36. Sargsyan A.E., Hamilton D.R., Nicolaou S., et al. Ultrasound evaluation of the magnitude of pneumothorax: a new concept. Am Surg 67 (2001) 232-235 [discussion 235-236]
37. Lichtenstein D., and Meziere G. A lung ultrasound sign allowing bedside distinction between pulmonary edema and COPD: the comet-tail artifact. Intensive Care Med 24 (1998) 1331-1334
38. Lichtenstein D.A., Lascols N., Meziere G., and Gepner A. Ultrasound diagnosis of alveolar consolidation in the critically ill. Intensive Care Med 30 (2004) 276-281
39. Sperandeo M., Varriale A., Filabozzi P., et al. The role of thoracic echography in the pleuro-pulmonary disease: ambitious or standard project?. Intern Emerg Med 2 (2007) S204
40. Agricola E., Bove T., Oppizzi M., et al. "Ultrasound comet-tail images": a marker of pulmonary edema: a comparative study with wedge pressure and extravascular lung water. Chest 127 (2005) 1690-1695
41. Tsai T.H., and Yang P.C. Ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of pleural disease. Curr Opin Pulm Med 9 (2003) 282-290
42. Liao W.Y., Chen M.Z., Chang Y.L., et al. US-guided transthoracic cutting biopsy for peripheral thoracic lesions less than 3 cm in diameter. Radiology 217 (2000) 685-691
43. Westcott J.L. Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy. Radiology 169 (1988) 593-601
44. Dynes M.C., White E.M., Fry W.A., and Ghahremani G.G. Imaging manifestations of pleural tumors. Radiographics 12 (1992) 1191-1201
45. Pan J.F., Yang P.C., Chang D.B., Lee Y.C., Kuo S.H., and Luh K.T. Needle aspiration biopsy of malignant lung masses with necrotic centers. Improved sensitivity with ultrasonic guidance. Chest 103 (1993) 1452-1456
46. Zimmer T., Rost T., Patan M., Dulce M.C., Liehr R.M., and Riecken E.O. Endoscopic ultrasound of pathological mediastinal findings. Radiologe 37 (1997) 165-169
47. Nahum Goldberg S., and Dupuy D.E. Image-guided radiofrequency tumor ablation: challenges and opportunities-part I. J Vasc Interv Radiol 12 (2001) 1021-1032
48. Dupuy D.E., Zagoria R.J., Akerley W., Mayo-Smith W.W., Kavanagh P.V., and Safran H. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of malignancies in the lung. AJR Am J Roentgenol 174 (2000) 57-59
49. Sperandeo M. Ultrasonography guided biopsy in peripheral pulmonary lesions. In: Sperandeo M. (Ed). Thoracic echography (2004), CIC International, Rome 33-34
50. Miyazu Y., Miyazawa T., Kurimoto N., Iwamoto Y., Kanoh K., and Kohno N. Endobronchial ultrasonography in the assessment of centrally located early-stage lung cancer before photodynamic therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165 (2002) 823-827
51. Hurter T., and Hanrath P. Endobronchial sonography: feasibility and preliminary results. Thorax 47 (1992) 565-567
52. Zimmer T., Patan M., Berdel W.E., Dulce M.C., and Riecken E.O. Value of endoscopic ultrasound examination of the mediastinum in Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Ultraschall Med 18 (1997) 67-71