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Transducer recommendations according clinical question and findings
| Diagnosis╲Transducer | Pneumothorax | Pleural Effusion | Interstitial Syndrome | Alveolar Syndrome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large consolidations | Small peripheral consolidations | ||||
| 1st choice | High-frequency | Low-frequency (curvilinear or phased array) | Low-frequency curvilinear | Low-frequency (curvilinear or phased array) | High-frequency |
| 2nd choice | Low-frequency curvilinear | Low-frequency phased array | |||
| 3rd choice | Low-frequency phased array | High-frequency | |||
