Ultrasonographic evaluation of pulmonary consolidation.

摘要: A total of 161 patients with lobar or segmental consolidation were examined by realtime ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound. Air bronchograms detected in 141 patients, fluid 27 parapneumonic effusion 74 patients. In 36 necrotizing pneumonia, microabscesses 33 (91.7%) compared the air-fluid levels standard chest radiographs 20 (55.6%; p < 0.05). Of 31 tumors causing obstructive pneumonitis, 29 (93.5%) had ultrasound, whereas only 11 (35.5%) that suggested a tumor was pneumonitis (p Chest used to guide thoracentesis for 65 100% success rate. Twenty-six pneumonia underwent ultrasound-guided needle aspiration microabscesses. The procedure successful 24 (92.3%), 21 (80.8%) microbiologic conf...