Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Chest

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 374-382

  Llamas Álvarez, Ana M ^a   Tenza Lozano, Eva M ^a   Latour Pérez, Jaime ^a,b  

^a Elche University Hospital   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

lung ultrasonography; meta analysis; pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LUNG ULTRASONOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; POINT OF CARE TESTING; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING;

ADULT; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 85011629645     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.10.039     Document Type: Article

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