Neonatal and Pediatric Lung Ultrasound

Dear Colleagues,

Lung ultrasound is not only used for the diagnosis of lung diseases, but also has important value in guiding the "precision treatment" and "precision nursing" of lung diseases. Compared with chest X-ray, ultrasound is more sensitive and accurate in the diagnosis of lung diseases. The management of lung diseases under ultrasound monitoring not only avoids radiation exposure, but also greatly improves the prognosis of children.

The goal of this Special Issue of Diagnostics is to promote the use of lung ultrasound in the neonatal and pediatric population, to establish uniform diagnostic protocols and criteria for both neonatal congenital and acquired lung diseases, and to emphasize the benefits, potential, and limitations and disadvantages of lung ultrasound in comparison with other diagnostic modalities (e.g., chest X-rays and computed tomography).

We welcome submissions of original research, reviews and systematic reviews, and case reports on the application of ultrasound in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of neonatal and pediatric lung diseases. Topics of interest include but are not limited to, the following aspects:

1. Novel findings of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis, nursing and management of lung disease, especially in related multi-center prospective studies.

Basic research and animal experimental research on lung ultrasound.

Dr. Jing Liu
Prof. Dr. Yogen Singh
Prof. Dr. Kai-Sheng Hsieh
Guest Editors

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