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September 28, 2025Tuberkuloz ve ToraksOpen Access

Diagnostic value of routine usage of lung ultrasound in patients admitted to chest diseases outpatient clinic

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SYSinem Yalçin YetimoğullariBKBilkay Serez KayaDKDerya Karabulut

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Overview

Routine lung ultrasound shows higher accuracy for diagnosing pulmonary pathology in outpatients, suggesting enhanced patient management.

Key Points

  • Lung ultrasound detected pulmonary disease with a sensitivity of 78.85% compared to 48.05% for chest radiography.
  • Specificity for lung ultrasound and chest radiography were 84.62% and 50.64%, respectively, indicating significant differences in performance.
  • Study included 129 patients, assessing diagnostic value of lung ultrasound versus traditional chest radiography methods.
  • Results suggest that lung ultrasound can be a valuable preliminary diagnostic tool in outpatient settings for lung diseases.

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Yetimoğullari et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d913b74ddcf71ba560c2d9https://doi.org/10.5578/tt.2025031077
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