Use of routine thoracentesis in addition to medical therapy yielded no significant benefits for adults with heart failure and pleural effusions, according to a new study.

WITH an impressive attendance of 20,522 participants from 131 countries, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2025 was an ...

We report the usage of lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) using a handheld ultrasound system (HHUS), which changed the immediate management of a complex pleural effusion. A middle-aged diabetic ...

The initial model included age, duration of illness prior to trial entry, drug given, appearance of pleural fluid, appearance of ultrasound scan ... The decision to tap an effusion or to place a ...

The ultrasound probe was used to mark an ideal "X" spot ... 6 This additional step potentially renders the procedure as safe as a diagnostic pleural tap. Pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade ...

AI empowers nonexperts to conduct lung ultrasounds with accuracy matching trained clinicians, expanding access to quality diagnostics across healthcare settings ...

EFFUSION into the general pleural cavity is a frequent manifestation of congestive heart failure. On the other hand, pleural effusion localized in an interlobar space is not a common finding ...

A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has demonstrated that an AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts by 9% ...

Andrew Stanton offers insight into pleural procedures, standardised training need and improved ultrasound protocols to ...