ZHANG Xue, ZHANG Qunxia. Application progress of ultrasound in the diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis[J]. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound in Medicine, 2021,23(4):300-302.
ZHANG Xue, ZHANG Qunxia. Application progress of ultrasound in the diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis[J]. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound in Medicine, 2021,23(4):300-302. DOI: 10.16245/j.cnki.issn1008-6978.2021.04.017.
Pulmonary fibrosis is a class of the interstitial lung diseases
which can be divided into idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and secondary pulmonary fibrosis.The condition of a small number of patients can be stable for a long time
most of them progress slowly
some progress quickly.Earlier diagnosis and timely intervention are vital to improve the prognosis of patients.With the development of ultrasonography
the applications of ultrasound in the diagnosis
evaluation of therapeutic effect and the monitoring of pulmonary diseases becomes more and more popular.This paper reviews the application progress of ultrasound in the diagnosis and follow-up of pulmonary fibrosis.