Sonography of the normal lung: Comparison between young and elderly subjects

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 230-234

  Chiesa, Anna Maria ^a   Ciccarese, Federica ^a   Gardelli, Greta ^b   Regina, Ugo Maria ^b   Feletti, Francesco ^c   Bacchi Reggiani, Maria Letizia ^a   Zompatori, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Presidio Ospedaliero di Ravenna   (Italy)

Author keywords

A lines; B lines; Elderly subjects; Lung; Normal anatomy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926524765     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22225     Document Type: Article

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