Ultrasound and interstitial lung disease: use and limitations

Elisabettamaria Frongillo; Giulia Gaudioso; Beatrice Feragalli

doi:10.1007/s11547-019-01084-y

Ultrasound and interstitial lung disease: use and limitations

Radiol Med. 2020 Jan;125(1):66-67. doi: 10.1007/s11547-019-01084-y. Epub 2019 Sep 21.

Authors

Elisabettamaria Frongillo¹, Giulia Gaudioso^{2

3}, Beatrice Feragalli⁴

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Cliniche Humanitas Gavazzeni, Via Mauro Gavazzeni, 21, 24125, Bergamo, BG, Italy. elisabettamaria.frongillo@gavazzeni.it.
² Department of Respiratory Diseases, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Unit of Interventional Ultrasound of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medical Science, Chieti-Pescara University, Chieti, Italy.

PMID: 31542856
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-019-01084-y

Abstract

The Connective Tissue Diseases (CTDs)-related Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) early diagnosis by Transthoracic Ultrasound (TUS) still arises several issues. Gutierrez et al. clearly underlined the current role of ultrasound artifacts for ILD definition according to some Authors. In this Letter to the Editor, we would like to highlight the proper role of TUS and its pitfalls.

Keywords: B-lines; Interstitial lung disease; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Artifacts
Connective Tissue Diseases*
Humans
Lung Diseases, Interstitial*
Ultrasonography