Community-acquired pneumonia ultrasound
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Ultrasound
Ultrasonography can diagnose community acquired pneumonia in one study with accuracy of:[1]
- Sensitivity 93%
- Specificity 98%
References
- ↑ Reissig A, Copetti R, Mathis G, Mempel C, Schuler A, Zechner P; et al. (2012). "Lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and follow-up of community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective, multicenter, diagnostic accuracy study". Chest. 142 (4): 965–72. doi:10.1378/chest.12-0364. PMID 22700780.