Mohamed, A., Kamel, O., Ghazy, M. (2018). Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Community Acquired Pneumonia as Compared to Chest X-Ray in Pediatric Age Group. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 72(8), 4977-4983. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.10273
Abeer El-Sayed Metwally Mohamed; Omar Farouk Kamel; Mohamed Shaker Ghazy. "Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Community Acquired Pneumonia as Compared to Chest X-Ray in Pediatric Age Group". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 72, 8, 2018, 4977-4983. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.10273
Mohamed, A., Kamel, O., Ghazy, M. (2018). 'Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Community Acquired Pneumonia as Compared to Chest X-Ray in Pediatric Age Group', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 72(8), pp. 4977-4983. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.10273
Mohamed, A., Kamel, O., Ghazy, M. Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Community Acquired Pneumonia as Compared to Chest X-Ray in Pediatric Age Group. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018; 72(8): 4977-4983. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.10273
Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Community Acquired Pneumonia as Compared to Chest X-Ray in Pediatric Age Group
Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Objective: It was aimed at investigating the role of lung ultrasonography in assessment of pneumonia as compared to chest x-ray in pediateric age group. Purpose: to evaluate the ultrasound efficiency in the assessment of pneumonia in pediatric age group as compared to chest x-ray. Methodology: This study was carried out at the general pediatric wards and PICUs of El-Demrdash hospital, Ain Shams University.40 patients were clinically diagnosed with pneumonia. For every child included in the study, a chest x-ray and a chest US were performed. Result: the detection rate of consolidative patches was higher in ultrasound compared to the x-ray technique. Conclusion: Lung ultrasound is safe and accurate for the diagnosis suspected cases of community-acquired pneumonia and it is more sensitive than chest X-ray and allows a radiation-free technique for detection of consolidations in children, thus reducing radiation exposure in this population.
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