Lung and ultrasound: Time to "reflect"

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-227

  Soldati, Gino ^a   Sher, S ^b   Testa, A ^c  

^a Valle del Serchio General Hospital   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c Leonardo Foundation Policlinico Abano Terme   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Diagnosis; Lung; Sonography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERSTITIOALVEOLAR SYNDROME; LUNG DISEASE; MORPHOLOGY; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACOUSTICS; ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG;

EID: 79953250105     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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