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Mangala Narasimhan, CHEST Virtual Congress 2020 – Thoracic Ultrasonography

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Published Online: Jul 7th 2020
Leading on from the CHEST Virtual Congress 2020, we spoke with Managala Narasimhan (Northwell Health, NY, USA) around the subject of her presentation entitled ‘Thoracic Ultrasonography for the Pulmonary Consultant‘.
Questions
1. Could you give us a brief overview of the most common applications of thoracic ultrasonography in pulmonary medicine? (0:05)
2. What are the advantages of thoracic ultrasonography compared with other imaging modalities? (1:04)
3. What factors should be considered to optimise image acquisition? (2:23)
4. Could you tell us a little about the use of thoracic ultrasonography in biopsies, and the diagnosis of pneumothorax and pulmonary embolism? (2:53)
5. What are the limitations of thoracic ultrasonography? (5:51)
Disclosures: Managala Narasimhan has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.
Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media.
Filmed in coverage of the CHEST Virtual Congress 2020.
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