Pulmonary thromboembolism in children – is chest ultrasound useful?

Aim of study: To determine value of chest ultrasound in diagnosis of PTE in children. Material and methods: We present medical history and chest ultrasound CU images of six children with risk of PTE. The study consists of 2 steps. I. Chest sonographic images of three children (group A) were evaluated: 13 years old boy suffering from primary antyphospholipid syndrome, 14 years old boy with Wegener Granuloma disease and 15 years old girl who suffered from urosepsis. Results were compared to CT results. II. We evaluated CU in three newborns with congenital heart disease (group B). Those children could not have othe…