State of the art in diagnostic lung ultrasound, from physics to clinics

Starting from the new international guidelines and consensus on the use of lung ultrasound, which have been published in 2023 [https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.16088], and by presenting the latest clinical results on quantitative lung ultrasound spectroscopy, this lecture will discuss the key technical challenges ahead for the field of lung ultrasound (LUS). These concerns the development of standardized imaging protocols and scoring systems, the application of AI-driven solutions to the analysis and classification of LUS data, the applicability of numerical wave propagation models, the design and fabrication of controllable and reproducible lung mimicking models, the understanding of the dominant physical mechanisms at play in the interaction between ultrasound waves and lung tissue, and the development of dedicated and quantitative solutions for the monitoring and diagnosis of lung diseases. [Meeting abstract. No PDF available.]