Ultrasound is also valuable in guiding physician interventions. It allows the doctor to see the tip of the needle they are inserting during a biopsy or an anesthetic nerve block. The insertion of a chest drainage tube through the chest wall can be made safer by ultrasound guidance of the procedure.

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