Correlation of B-Lines on Ultrasonography With Interstitial Lung Disease on Chest Radiography and CT Imaging

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Theodore J DubinskyDaniel S Hippe

Abstract

We prospectively identified B-lines in patients undergoing ultrasonographic (US) examinations following liver transplantation who also had chest radiography (CXR) or chest CT imaging, or both, on the same day to determine if an association between the presence of B-lines from the thorax on US images correlates with the presence of lung abnormalities on CXR. Following institutional review board (IRB) approval, patients who received liver transplants and underwent routine US examinations and chest radiography or CT imaging, or both, on the same day between January 1, 2015 through July 1, 2016 were prospectively identified. Two readers who were blinded to chest films and CT images and reports independently reviewed the US interreader agreement for the presence or absence of B-lines and performed an evaluation for the presence or absence of diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) on chest films and CT images as well as from clinical evaluation. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed. There was good agreement between the two readers on the presence of absence of B-lines (kappa = 0.94). The area under the ROC curve for discriminating between positive DPLD and negative DPLD for both readers was 0.79 (95% CI, 0...Continue Reading

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May 1, 2020·Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine : Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine·Theodore J Dubinsky
Jun 9, 2020·Ultrasound Quarterly·Theodore J Dubinsky
Aug 9, 2019·Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound : the Official Journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·Robert T SlaterMarcie Logsdon
Oct 30, 2020·Open Access Emergency Medicine : OAEM·Sigmund KharaschHamid Shokoohi
Sep 4, 2021·Ultrasound Quarterly·Theodore J Dubinsky

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