Lung Ultrasound

I remember the first time I met Dr. Soldati. He came into my lab and started talking about resonance and bridges collapsing when soldiers passed by. You can imagine my disorientation; I told Soldati that I had already taken several projects on board and could not commit to a new one. This was not true; I had just finished the analysis of a convincing mathematical model of retinal vision and was looking for new ideas to develop. However, the premises were not good and I declined the offer of collaboration. Obviously, Soldati did not give up and, over the following days, returned several times until he succeeded. I do not remember what clicked in my head, but, surely, curiosity got the better of me and his farfetched idea began to translate into more understandable engineering language.

This book presents lung ultrasound as an accurate, reliable, low-cost and simple imaging technique, which poses no risk of radiation damage, making bedside use both feasible and convenient in neonatal wards. The aim of this book is to introduce the features of common lung diseases found in newborns that are detected using ultrasonic imaging. It introduces five important diseases, including respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN), infectious pneumonia of the newborn (IPN), pulmonary atelectasis of the newborn (PAN) and pneumothorax. In addition, the fundamental principles, commonly used terminologies and methods of performing lung ultrasound are also included in this book. The audience includes all neonatologists, pediatricians and pulmonologists.

Written by a pioneer in critical care ultrasound, this book discusses the basic technique and “signatures” of lung ultrasound and explains its main clinical applications. The tools and clinical uses of the BLUE protocol,

Written by a pioneer in critical care ultrasound, this book discusses the basic technique and “signatures” of lung ultrasound and explains its main clinical applications.