Lung abscess other imaging findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Ultrasound has a minimal role in diagnosing lung abscess.[1]
Ultrasound
- Lung abscess appears as a rounded hypoechoic lesion with an outer margin on ultrsound.
- Lung abscesses which are peripheral and with pleural contact or included inside a lung consolidation are detectable using bedside lung ultrasonography.
Reference
- ↑ Yang PC, Luh KT, Lee YC, Chang DB, Yu CJ, Wu HD, Lee LN, Kuo SH (1991). “Lung abscesses: US examination and US-guided transthoracic aspiration”. Radiology. 180 (1): 171–5. doi:10.1148/radiology.180.1.2052687. PMID 2052687.
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