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- Title
ULTRASSONOGRAFIA TORÁCICA EXTRACARDÍACA EM PEQUENOS ANIMAIS.
- Authors
Rocco Babicsak, Viviam; Vasconcelos Machado, Vânia Maria; Mamprim, Maria Jaqueline; Vulcano, Luiz Carlos; Rodrigues Santos, Débora; Maciel Zardo, Karen; Araújo Campos, Lídice
- Abstract
Until recently, ultrasonography was not considered one of the prevailing imaging methods for thoracic evaluation due to its limitations in evaluating lesions located below thoracic gas collections in individuals with normal lung tissue as well as in those with pneumothorax. Nevertheless, ultrasound has an advantage over other imaging techniques. It allows not only differentiating pleural from pulmonary lesions, but also identifying and assessing peripheral pulmonary lesions. Thus, thoracic ultrasound has become more popular in Veterinary Medicine as an ancillary method in the diagnosis and treatment of several diseases of the thoracic cavity, especially in emergency settings. This review aims at providing information on the main alterations found in the chest wall, mediastinum, pleura, lung and diaphragm by means of ultrasonography.
- Subjects
PNEUMOTHORAX; ULTRASONIC imaging; LUNG radiography; CHEST X rays; VETERINARY medicine
- Publication
Archives of Veterinary Science, 2011, Vol 16, Issue 3, p38
- ISSN
1517-784X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5380/avs.v16i3.20284