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September 12, 2025Scholars Journal of Applied Medical SciencesOpen Access

Chest Ultrasound as an Alternative to Chest X-Ray in the Evaluation of Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

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MMMahmuda MonowaraDhaka Shishu Hospital SSShabnam ShahidaUniversity of Poonch Rawalakot SSSalma SadiyaDhaka Shishu Hospital

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Cross-sectional study evaluates chest ultrasound against chest X-ray in pediatric patients with lower respiratory tract infections, highlighting its superior diagnostic accuracy.

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Chest ultrasound demonstrated higher diagnostic accuracy than chest X-ray for pneumonia and bronchiolitis.
Infected children averaged a temperature of 38.4 °C and a respiratory rate of 42.8 per minute, indicating serious infections.
The study involved 300 children, with imaging conducted by blinded radiologists to ensure unbiased results.
Findings support chest ultrasound as a reliable and radiation-free alternative to traditional chest X-ray in children.

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Monowara et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44b2a31b076d99fa5453e https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2025.v13i09.010

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Cross-sectional study evaluates chest ultrasound against chest X-ray in pediatric patients with lower respiratory tract infections, highlighting its superior diagnostic accuracy.

Chest Ultrasound as an Alternative to Chest X-Ray in the Evaluation of Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

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Chest Ultrasound as an Alternative to Chest X-Ray in the Evaluation of Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

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