Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of subpleural consolidations - a review of the veterinary and human literature

Michał Gajewski

doi:10.1186/s13028-024-00784-4

Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of subpleural consolidations - a review of the veterinary and human literature

Acta Vet Scand. 2024 Nov 29;66(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s13028-024-00784-4.

Author

Michał Gajewski¹

Affiliation

¹ Vetcardia Veterinary Clinic, 11 Kijowska Street, Warsaw, 03-743, Poland. [email protected].

Abstract

Lung ultrasound (LUS) is an imaging modality of growing importance in human medicine. LUS has been extensively applied to human patients. Guidelines have been created for internal medicine, describing ultrasonographic features of various lung pathologic processes. Such guidelines do not exist for veterinary medicine, and studies on the utility of LUS in companion animals are limited. Therefore, this review compares conclusions from veterinary studies to recommendations in human medicine for the detection of subpleural consolidations beyond the application of LUS as a point-of-care modality in emergency and critical care.

Keywords: Atelectasis; Cats; Consolidation; Dogs; LUS; Lung ultrasound; Neoplasia; Pneumonia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Dogs
Humans
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases / veterinary
Lung* / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography* / methods
Ultrasonography* / veterinary