B-lines: Transthoracic chest ultrasound signs useful in assessment of interstitial lung diseases

Objective: This prospective study was conducted to evaluate the value of sonographic B-lines (previously called ′′comet tail artifacts′′), which are long, vertical, well-defined, hyperechoic, dynamic lines originating from the pleural line in assessment of interstitial lung diseases (ILD) and compar...

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Main Authors: Ali A Hasan, Hoda A Makhlouf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2014;volume=9;issue=2;spage=99;epage=103;aulast=Hasan