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September 27, 2025Open Access

Meta-analysis of Lung Ultrasound and Chest Radiography in the Diagnosis of Suspected Pulmonary Infections in Children

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XLXiaoqun LiuYWYangyang WangWJWei Jiang

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Meta-analysis reveals that lung ultrasound outperforms chest radiography in diagnosing pediatric pneumonia and pleural effusion.

Key Points

  • Lung ultrasound showed a sensitivity of 0.94 for diagnosing suspected pneumonia in children.
  • Chest radiography had a lower sensitivity of 0.86 and specificity of 0.74 compared to lung ultrasound.
  • Lung ultrasound significantly outperformed chest radiography in detecting pleural effusion with a risk difference of 0.06.
  • Both imaging methods demonstrated comparable detection rates for pulmonary consolidation in children.

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Liu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d7cc6aeebfec0fc5238d66https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7366987/v1
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