# Advances in thoracic ultrasound **Authors:** Dinesh N. Addala, Najib M. Rahman, Christian Dilling Kildegaard Andersen, Christian B. Laursen, Casper Falster PMC · DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00827-2025 · The European Respiratory Journal · 2026-02-19 ## TL;DR Thoracic ultrasound improves lung and pleural condition diagnostics and procedural safety in both emergency and elective settings. ## Contribution Recent data highlight TUS's role in accelerating diagnostics and enhancing procedural safety. ## Key findings - Thoracic ultrasound accelerates diagnostics in emergency settings. - Thoracic ultrasound improves procedural safety in elective settings. ## Abstract Thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has revolutionised diagnostics and intervention in lung and pleural conditions. Recent data illustrate the utility of TUS in accelerating diagnostics in emergency and elective settings, while improving procedural safety. https://bit.ly/4nY4mXc ## Full-text entities - **Diseases:** hypertension (MESH:D006973), rheumatoid arthritis (MESH:D001172), Overhydration (MESH:D014869), Pulmonary congestion (MESH:D001261), DVT (MESH:D020246), vena cava (MESH:D013479), interstitial abnormalities (MESH:D065167), right ventricular dysfunction (MESH:D018497), infection (MESH:D007239), cardiovascular death (MESH:D002318), ILD (MESH:D017563), infarcts (MESH:D007238), heart failure (MESH:D006333), Community-acquired pneumonia (MESH:D003147), fluid overload (MESH:D019190), Cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (MESH:D013575), acute respiratory infection (MESH:D012141), pulmonary oedema (MESH:D011654), TUS (MESH:D013896), malignancy (MESH:D009369), IVC (MESH:C563013), pleural disease (MESH:D010995), pneumonia (MESH:D011014), pleural effusion (MESH:D010996), MPE (MESH:D016066), NEL (MESH:D002289), acute and (MESH:D000208), PE (MESH:D011655), hypotension (MESH:D007022) - **Chemicals:** talc (MESH:D013627), water (MESH:D014867) - **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606] ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12917366/full.md ## Figures 1 figure with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12917366/full.md ## References 30 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12917366/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12917366