Multimodal Imaging Evaluation of Pulmonary Consolidation in Children: Diagnostic Value of Lung Ultrasound Based on CT Air Bronchogram Grading and Its Correlation With Inflammatory Biomarkers and Clinical Prognosis.
BACKGROUND The effect of intralesional gas on diagnostic disagreement between chest radiography (CXR) and lung ultrasound (LUS) in pediatric pneumonia is uncertain. In the present study, computed tomography (CT) was used as the reference standard. Bronchial aeration signs within consolidation were graded. The influence...