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Abstract

In this chapter, study techniques and normal ultrasound chest wall findings are presented.

Then, the main applications of the method and, in particular, the diagnosis of some of the most common causes of chest pain and the study of palpable masses are discussed .

Subsequently, the pathological conditions that primarily affect soft tissue, including hematomas and abscesses, and those involving skeletal components, including fractures and osteomyelitis, are treated separately; the primary and secondary neoplastic disease is also extensively treated.

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  1. Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Ausl della Romagna, Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy

    Francesco Feletti

  2. Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Francesco Feletti & Andrea Aliverti

  3. Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Ausl di Ferrara, Ospedale Universitario di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Bruna Malta

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Feletti, F., Malta, B., Aliverti, A. (2020). Chest Wall Disorders. In: Feletti, F., Malta, B., Aliverti, A. (eds) Thoracic Ultrasound and Integrated Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93055-8_7

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