Ultrasound and Chest Imaging Section

Certain bedside ultrasound techniques may help guide fluid deresuscitation in septic shock by identifying pulmonary and venous congestion in real time.

Diaphragm ultrasound is a safe, noninvasive tool that evaluates respiratory muscle function, aiding in diagnosis, weaning from ventilation, and management of lung disease.

POCUS use refines diagnostic accuracy, enhances procedural safety, and optimizes outcomes for patients requiring advanced circulatory support.

An assessment using bedside thoracic ultrasound (TUS) improves diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic management in critically ill patients without undue risk. With changes in diagnosis occurring in 23% of cases and alterations in management in 39% of critically ill patients, TUS can improve length of stay, reduce complications, minimize delays in therapy, and lower hospitalization costs.1…

Historically, transesophageal ultrasound (TEE) has been regarded as a diagnostic and management tool for structural heart disease in relatively stable patients. However, TEE is more commonly being utilized by intensivists as a first-line tool in the diagnostics and management of patients in the ICU. TEE, with its unobstructed superior cardiac views, facilitates rapid diagnosis in…

Thoracic ultrasound (TUS) is standard of care for the detection of pleural effusion and guidance of pleural procedures. Recent advancements have further expanded the utility of TUS. TUS has better diagnostic performance than CT scan or chest radiograph for predicting complicated parapneumonic effusion (Svigals PZ, et al. Thorax. 2017;72[1]:94-5). This is likely because of better…