Pitfalls of the ultrasound diagnosis of pneumothorax

Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Sep;32(9):1126-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.03.053. Epub 2014 Jun 11.

Authors

Gaetano Rea¹, Maria D'Amato², Giorgia Ghittoni³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, General Radiology Section, AO dei Colli, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: gaetano.rea@libero.it.
² Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Medicine Section, "Federico" II University of Naples, AO dei Colli, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Medicine, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 25027197
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.03.053

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Lung Injury / diagnostic imaging*
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography