IMAJ | volume 27
Journal 7, July 2025
pages: 459-463
1 Department of Pediatrics, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
2 Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Summary
We summarized the role of lung ultrasound for diagnosing and monitoring various pediatric respiratory diseases. We began with an overview of the basics of the tool, followed by describing its use in conditions such as pneumonia, pleural effusion, bronchiolitis, atelectasis, pneumothorax, bronchiectasis, and interstitial lung disease. We highlighted the sensitivity and specificity of lung ultrasound for the various diseases described. Furthermore, we included a comparison of this modality to other commonly used imaging techniques.