Aims Quantification of linear lung ultrasound (LUS) artefacts (B-lines) represents a novel, non-invasive approach to assess pulmonary congestion. We investigated the relationship between the ...

Plethysmography is a pulmonary function test that measures the health and function of the lungs by determining how much air the lungs can hold. It may be used along with other lung tests to help in ...

Smoking during pregnancy can harm the development of a baby's lungs and other organs ... The team used a method called Doppler ultrasound to measure blood flow in the umbilical cord and found ...

Chest CT scan depicting increase in diffuse density of the lungs, bilateral ground glass opacities, and dorsal consolidation of lungs because of pulmonary infiltrates, supporting acute pulmonary edema ...

whose silicosis showed up on lung CT scans and in tests of their lung (pulmonary) function. A subgroup of 21 men all had advanced silicosis symptoms. They had a median age of 43 years and had been ...

In the past, mediastinoscopy was the procedure most commonly used to diagnose lung cancer. But, because mediastinoscopy is an invasive surgical procedure, it has been largely replaced by a combination ...

Building on the success of Advances in Lung Ultrasound: From Child to Adulthood Diseases, we are pleased to relaunch Volume II of this Research Topic. Thoracic ultrasound is a ...

An X-ray at a polyclinic revealed shadows in her lungs, and she was immediately transferred to the hospital, where she would spend almost three months under supervised medical care. Further tests ...

The conventional management of paroxysmal pulmonary edema has aimed at three goals: depression with morphine or other sedative drugs of the nerve centers involved in the reflex effects on lung ...

Physiotherapists at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) say vital new lung ultrasound equipment would enable medical teams to assess and treat patients faster. Passionate about all things ...