Automated lung ultrasound B-line assessment using a deep learning algorithm

C Baloescu, G Toporek, S Kim… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Shortness of breath is a major reason that patients present to the emergency department
(ED) and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been shown to aid in diagnosis, particularly …

Comparative performance of pulmonary ultrasound, chest radiograph, and CT among patients with acute respiratory failure

DM Tierney, JS Huelster, JD Overgaard… - Critical care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The study goal was to concurrently evaluate agreement of a 9-point pulmonary
ultrasound protocol and portable chest radiograph with chest CT for localization of pathology …

The diagnostic accuracy for ARDS of global versus regional lung ultrasound scores-a post hoc analysis of an observational study in invasively ventilated ICU patients

L Pisani, V Vercesi, PSI van Tongeren… - Intensive Care Medicine …, 2019 - Springer
Background Semi-quantification of lung aeration by ultrasound helps to assess presence
and extent of pulmonary pathologies, including the acute respiratory distress syndrome …

Lung ultrasound score to predict outcomes in COVID-19

P Trias-Sabria, M Molina-Molina, S Aso… - Respiratory …, 2021 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can develop severe
bilateral pneumonia leading to respiratory failure. We aimed to study the potential role of …

[HTML][HTML] Diaphragm and lung ultrasonography during weaning from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients

F Gok, A Mercan, A Kilicaslan, G Sarkilar, A Yosunkaya - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim: Optimum timing is crucial to avoid negative outcomes of weaning. We aimed to
investigate predictive values of diaphragmatic thickening fraction (DTF), diaphragmatic …

Lung Ultrasound for Pleural Line Abnormalities, Confluent B‐Lines, and Consolidation: Expert Reproducibility and a Method of Standardization

EA Fischer, T Minami, IWY Ma… - Journal of Ultrasound in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Discrete B‐lines have clear definitions, but confluent B‐lines, consolidations, and
pleural line abnormalities are less well defined. We proposed definitions for these and …

[HTML][HTML] A lower global lung ultrasound score is associated with higher likelihood of successful extubation in invasively ventilated COVID-19 patients

C Pierrakos, A Lieveld, L Pisani, MR Smit… - The American journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lung ultrasound (LUS) can be used to assess loss of aeration, which is associated with
outcome in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting to the emergency …

Lung ultrasound score as a predictor of mortality in patients with COVID-19

Z Sun, Z Zhang, J Liu, Y Song, S Qiao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Lung injury is a common condition among hospitalized patients with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, whether lung ultrasound (LUS) score …

Extravascular lung water monitoring for thoracic and lung transplant surgeries

S Assaad, WB Kratzert… - Current Opinion in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Extravascular lung water monitoring for thoracic and lung tr... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Extravascular lung water monitoring for thoracic and lung transplant …

Machine Learning Algorithm Detection of Confluent B-Lines

C Baloescu, AA Rucki, A Chen, M Zahiri… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective B-lines are a ring-down artifact of lung ultrasound that arise with increased
alveolar water in conditions such as pulmonary edema and infectious pneumonitis …