Ultrasonography has been a very important tool in diagnostics for decades and is still a powerful tool in everyday practice. As the problem of medicinal irradiation is realized and discussed frequently the more appropriate use of non-radiating techniques is becoming more important. Ultrasonography is used in emergency medicine for more than 20 years and thoracic ultrasound (TUS) is one of the hot topics of recent years. Multidisciplinary approach to treat patients and solve clinical problems became the best practice in medicine and in the subspecialties as well. Basic principles and guidelines were just published in the last 2 years for TUS. The authors summarize the most important indications and major findings based on 12 years experience in this field with more than 700 patients.
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