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[Value of echotomography in pleuro-pulmonary pathology]. 1976

C Boutin, and P Farisse, and R Aimino, and R Rosello, and H Pietri

Echotomography based on the use of ultrasound as a diagnostic tool, little used until now in pleuropulmonary pathology, seems interesting and valuable and diserves to be counted amongst the various paraclinical examinations. Out of a hundred patients, we obtained the following results: -- 91.7% success in the needle biopsies done after echotomography. -- 84.4% success in exploring peripheral pulmonary tumor. -- 100% success in plotting: pleural thickening in which figures obtained with ultrasounds are very close to those obtained directly by needle. Echotomography in pleuropulmonary pathology has the following indications: -- for pleura effusions, pleural thickening and tumors; -- for pulmonary parenchyma: evolving or stable, solid or liquid masses, that are close enough to the thoracic wall; -- for mediastinum: lesions localized in the anterior mediastinum and related to the sternocostal wall. In all these cases echotomography brings valuable complementary information, sometimes allowing the location of fibrohyalin pleural plaques of asbestosis invisible on X rays. By combining a wider experience and the perfectioning of the equipment, this method could become a common practice in pleural pathology and thoracic oncology.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008171	Lung Diseases	Pathological processes involving any part of the LUNG.	Pulmonary Diseases,Disease, Pulmonary,Diseases, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Disease,Disease, Lung,Diseases, Lung,Lung Disease
D008175	Lung Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the LUNG.	Cancer of Lung,Lung Cancer,Pulmonary Cancer,Pulmonary Neoplasms,Cancer of the Lung,Neoplasms, Lung,Neoplasms, Pulmonary,Cancer, Lung,Cancer, Pulmonary,Cancers, Lung,Cancers, Pulmonary,Lung Cancers,Lung Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Lung,Neoplasm, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Cancers,Pulmonary Neoplasm
D010995	Pleural Diseases	Diseases involving the PLEURA.	Disease, Pleural,Diseases, Pleural,Pleural Disease
D010997	Pleural Neoplasms	Neoplasms of the thin serous membrane that envelopes the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. Pleural neoplasms are exceedingly rare and are usually not diagnosed until they are advanced because in the early stages they produce no symptoms.	Neoplasms, Pleural,Neoplasm, Pleural,Pleural Neoplasm
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001195	Asbestosis	A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers which elicit potent inflammatory responses in the parenchyma of the lung. The disease is characterized by interstitial fibrosis of the lung, varying from scattered sites to extensive scarring of the alveolar interstitium.	Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonitis - from Asbestos Exposure,Pulmonary Fibrosis - from Asbestos Exposure,Asbestoses
D014054	Tomography	Imaging methods that result in sharp images of objects located on a chosen plane and blurred images located above or below the plane.	Tomographies
D014463	Ultrasonography	The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.	Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic