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Endobronchial Ultrasound: The Basics of Ultrasound

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Medical ultrasound imaging consists of using high-pitched sound bouncing off tissues to generate images of internal body structures. The ultrasound waves are created from mechanical or electronical oscillations of crystals in a so-called transducer, which are excited by electrical pulses (piezoelectric effect).

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  1. Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Röntgenstr. 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany

    Felix J. F. Herth MD, PhD, FCCP, FERS

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  1. Clínica Corachan and Bellvitge, University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

    Jose Pablo Díaz-Jimenez

  2. Pulmonary Department, Clinica y Maternidad Colon, Pulmonary Research Department, IIC Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Alicia N. Rodriguez

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Herth, F.J.F. (2018). Endobronchial Ultrasound: The Basics of Ultrasound. In: Díaz-Jimenez, J., Rodriguez, A. (eds) Interventions in Pulmonary Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58036-4_25

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