Ultrasound-based tech measures fluid in the lungs

A US-developed ultrasound monitoring technique could help dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary edema, a condition in which fluid builds up in a patient’s lungs, severely affecting the ability to breathe effectively.
The new approach, demonstrated by a team at North Carolina State University, works by using special algorithms to carefully analyse the echoes of multiple ultrasound waves and thereby build up a picture of the fluid levels in the lungs.
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