About this Research Topic
Thoracic ultrasound is a non-invasive, non-irradiating method of respiratory disease evaluation, that has demonstrated efficacy in diagnosing and monitoring the pathology of several diseases in neonates, children and adults. Lung ultrasound (LUS) has become a reliable tool for the evaluation of common diseases like pneumonia and pleural effusion, but also for the rarest, such as interstitial idiopathic fibrosis or cystic fibrosis.
From neonatology, where LUS can predict the evolution in bronchopulmonary dysplasia; or pediatrics, when LUSs can be used for predicting admission rate in bronchiolitis, to adult pathology where LUS can save lives. In an emergency, the ultrasound of the thorax can provide clear diagnosis and consistent support in clinical practice.
This Research Topic aims to present the latest articles on respiratory pathology that can be evaluated by lung, pleural or thoracal wall ultrasound, with the aim of providing a useful resource on lung ultrasound in clinical practice.
This Research Topic welcomes manuscripts relating to the use of LUS in:
• Indications for pulmonary disease assessment, with interest in pediatric diseases like: pneumonia, bronchiolitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, interstitial chronic lung disease, pulmonary infectious diseases, Covid-19, tumors, tuberculosis, or neonatology , with pneumothorax, neonatal pneumonia and intubation prediction.
• Adult pathology like: pneumonia, interstitial lung diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancers, pulmonary embolism or lung elastography
*Lung elastography will also be considered for respiratory diseases evaluation, as a new way to asses respiratory diseases.
From neonatology, where LUS can predict the evolution in bronchopulmonary dysplasia; or pediatrics, when LUSs can be used for predicting admission rate in bronchiolitis, to adult pathology where LUS can save lives. In an emergency, the ultrasound of the thorax can provide clear diagnosis and consistent support in clinical practice.
This Research Topic aims to present the latest articles on respiratory pathology that can be evaluated by lung, pleural or thoracal wall ultrasound, with the aim of providing a useful resource on lung ultrasound in clinical practice.
This Research Topic welcomes manuscripts relating to the use of LUS in:
• Indications for pulmonary disease assessment, with interest in pediatric diseases like: pneumonia, bronchiolitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, interstitial chronic lung disease, pulmonary infectious diseases, Covid-19, tumors, tuberculosis, or neonatology , with pneumothorax, neonatal pneumonia and intubation prediction.
• Adult pathology like: pneumonia, interstitial lung diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancers, pulmonary embolism or lung elastography
*Lung elastography will also be considered for respiratory diseases evaluation, as a new way to asses respiratory diseases.
Keywords: lung ultrasound, pleural ultrasound, thoracic ultrasound, diaphragm ultrasound, respiratory diseases, pulmonology, neonatal lung ultrasound, emergency ultrasound, lung elastography
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