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Ultrasonographic findings in different neonatal chest
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Abstract
Background and aim: The use of Chest X-ray or CT especially for neonates is limited because of transportation and inevitable radiation. Increasing the awareness and advancement of lung ultrasonography has led to the diagnosis of many lung diseases by LUS. AS, Pulmonary diseases are the most common diseases in neonates. Therefore, timely and accurate diagnosis is extremely important to improve the prognosis for neonates with lung diseases. Patients and methods: This study was cross sectional observational study, conducted admitted in NICU because of respiratory distress. The aim of this study is to diagnose different neonatal lung diseases found by using Ultrasonic imaging, reduce using of Chest Xray and avoid exposure to its hazardous radiation .Results : We found that LUS has higher diagnostic accuracy at Pneumonia , Pleural effusion and Transient tachypnea of the newborn Cases .In Pneumothorax group , equivocal results by both LUS and CX-ray .So, it can be used an alternative to Chest x ray .While in RDS , there is mild discrepancy in results , CX- ray could detect about 5 cases that could not be detected by LUS from all diagnosed fourty two cases .Because it is amild discrepancy we can use LUS as a diagnostic tool at this group .In Meconium aspiration syndrome and bronchopulmonary dysplasia cases CX-ray could detect them but LUS could not .As LUS has no specific diagnostic criteria for them .Conclusion : This study demonstrates that lung ultrasonography is useful for the diagnosis of different neonatal lung diseases. It does not expose the patient to radiation, in contrast to radiography and CT imaging, which carry a risk of DNA damage, therefore, associated with an increased risk of cancer