Pulmonary sonography at the bedside revealed areas of jagged fragmentary ... in the right costophrenic angle (Figure b). A pleural effusion was also seen. This pattern on pulmonary sonography ...

Identify pleural effusion and estimate for safety of bedside thoracentesis ... Evaluate for joint effusion and assess for safety of bedside arthrocentesis or joint injection. Use ultrasound guidance ...

Transcutaneous thoracic ultrasonography is more diagnostically conclusive in detecting pleural effusion than the methods ... Signal amplification ultrasound is gaining importance in the detection ...