New role for ultrasound: Imaging lungs

Advances in technique and technology have made ultrasound increasingly valuable for imaging a wide variety of medical applications, including pulmonary disease.

That’s remarkable, in part, because it was once thought that ultrasound, which most people associate with pregnant mothers and prenatal check-ups, would never be useful in assessing lung health. And it’s important because it can improve access to a valuable diagnostic tool.

Here, Marie Muller, an associate professor in North Carolina State University’s mechanical and aerospace engineering department, explains the new roles that ultrasound may soon play in clinical medicine:

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