Ultrasonography in lung pathologies: New perspectives

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Demi, Libertario ^a   Demi, Marcello ^b   Smargiassi, Andrea ^c   Inchingolo, Riccardo ^c   Faita, Francesco ^d   Soldati, Gino ^e   Copetti, Roberto ^f   Marchetti, Giampietro ^f   Zanforlin, Alessandro ^f   Giannuzzi, Rosangela ^f   Testa, Americo ^f   Nardini, Stefano ^f   Valente, Salvatore ^f  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b FONDAZIONE TOSCANA GABRIELE MONASTERIO   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^e Valle del Serchio General Hospital   (Italy)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Acoustic attenuation; Chest ultrasonography; Echographic signs; Lung; Lung pathologies; Pressure wave; Ultrasound image artifact

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 84901934963     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-9-27     Document Type: Article

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