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The chest wall—with the exception of the parietal pleura behind the ribs—is well accessed by sonography because of its position immediately next to the ultrasound transducer (Sakai et al. 1990). Any suspicious findings on palpation of the chest (whether inflammatory or neoplastic) may be an indication for chest sonography. Quite often the subsequent procedure consists of sonographic control investigations and sonography-guided aspiration. Chest trauma is an excellent indication for sonography of the chest wall. Fractures of the rib and the sternum can be diagnosed with great accuracy. Concomitant conditions such as local hematoma, pleural effusion or pneumothorax can also be identified by sonography (Mathis 1997).
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Mathis, G., Blank, W. (2010). The Chest Wall. In: Mathis, G. (eds) Chest Sonography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72428-5_2
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