Abstract

The application of imaging methods in patients that are highly dependent on medical support is limited. Ultrasound has a prominent impact due to its flexibility, bedside availability, rapid results, and cost-effectiveness - especially in the assessment of cardiovascular and abdominal diseases. Ultrasound artifacts at the pleura-air interface play an emerging role in the diagnosis of thoracic disease. X-ray imaging is increasingly limited to the assessment of medical artifacts and the follow-up of pulmonary disorders. Daily routine chest X-rays should be abandoned. Multidetector computed tomography has evolved as the gold standard in the definitive diagnosis of many acute critical disorders despite the need for patient transportation. The application of magnetic resonance tomography is in contrast restricted to specific central nervous system diseases.

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