{"title":"[Sonography of the pleura - step by step].","authors":"Maximilian Zimmermann, Stephan Walterspacher","doi":"10.1055/a-2317-4447","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pleural ultrasonography enables the rapid and reliable detection of pneumothoraces, pleural effusions, and other lung pathologies. Its advantages - such as high image resolution and ease of bedside use - make it particularly popular in acute and intensive care medicine. Despite its limitations in examining deeper structures, it offers many benefits compared to other imaging modalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":93975,"journal":{"name":"Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)","volume":"150 5","pages":"211-218"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2317-4447","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/2/12 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Pleural ultrasonography enables the rapid and reliable detection of pneumothoraces, pleural effusions, and other lung pathologies. Its advantages - such as high image resolution and ease of bedside use - make it particularly popular in acute and intensive care medicine. Despite its limitations in examining deeper structures, it offers many benefits compared to other imaging modalities.