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The use of ultrasound in pediatrics is growing in recent years, especially in pediatric emergency departments. Raising awareness to the dangers of radiation, especially to the pediatric population, has led to the search for alternate, nonionizing imaging possibilities. With ultrasound, conditions such as pneumonia, the most common infectious cause for mortality in children worldwide, bronchiolitis, one of the most common reasons for ED visits, and clavicle fracture, the most common fracture in children, may be diagnosed. Other condition such as pleural effusion, mediastinal masses, skin infections, and abscesses can also be diagnosed rapidly at the bedside, hence promoting rapid diagnosis and appropriate medical care, while sparing the child from unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation.

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  1. Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah-Tikva, Israel

    Ron Berant

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

    Francesco Feletti

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    Bruna Malta

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

    Andrea Aliverti

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Berant, R. (2020). Pediatrics. 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_10

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