THE POSSIBILITIES OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTICS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INFLAMMATORY PULMONARY INFILTRATION

The purpose: to estimate the efficiency of ultrasound examination for diagnostics of lung inflammatory infiltration. Methods and materials: 106 patients with community-acquired pneumonia were examined. The complex of radiological examinations was performed. The dynamics of the inflammatory infiltrate was evaluated by standard X-ray examination and lungs ultrasound study. Results. The ultrasound pattern of pleuropneumonia and bronchopneumonia is systemized. The ultrasound examination demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity, in some cases prevailing the X-ray. Conclusion. The periods of ultrasound monitoring of the dynamics of the inflammatory process in the lungs are proposed.