Publication Name	World Journal of Radiology
Manuscript ID	21527
Country	Italy

Received	2015-07-19 07:55
Peer-Review Started	2015-07-19 17:23
To Make the First Decision	2015-09-30 17:07
Return for Revision	2015-09-30 17:25
Revised	2015-10-14 04:03
Second Decision	2016-01-28 17:18
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-02-16 08:50
Articles in Press	2016-02-16 08:50
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2016-03-07 00:58
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-04-28 16:25
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-05-18 10:38

ISSN	1949-8470 (online)
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Incremental value of thoracic ultrasound in intensive care units: Indications, uses, and applications
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Biagio Liccardo, Francesca Martone, Paolo Trambaiolo, Sergio Severino, Gian Alfonso Cibinel and Antonello D’Andrea
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Antonello D’Andrea, MD, PhD, Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, AORN “dei Colli”, Monaldi Hospital, Via M. Schipa, 44, 80122 Naples, Italy. antonellodandrea@libero.it
Key Words	Intensive care unit; Heart failure; Pleural effusion; Pneumothorax; Echocardiography; Thoracic ultrasound
Core Tip	The close relationship between air and water in the lungs causes a variety of artifacts on ultrasounds. At the bedside, thoracic ultrasound is based primarily on the analysis of these artifacts, with the aim of improving accuracy and safety in the diagnosis and therapy of the various varieties of pulmonary pathologic diseases which are predominantly “water-rich” or “air-rich”. The indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages, and techniques of thoracic ultrasound and its related procedures are analyzed in the present review.
Publish Date	2016-05-18 10:38
Citation	Liccardo B, Martone F, Trambaiolo P, Severino S, Cibinel GA, D’Andrea A. Incremental value of thoracic ultrasound in intensive care units: Indications, uses, and applications. World J Radiol 2016; 8(5): 460-471
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v8/i5/460.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v8.i5.460

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