Lung ultrasound in a nutshell. Lines, signs, some applications, 
and misconceptions from a radiologist’s point of view

Łyźniak, Piotr; Świętoń, Dominik; Serafin, Zbigniew; Szurowska, Edyta

doi:10.5114/pjr.2023.128866

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“…We made no attempt to examinate the chest using the motion mode. The M mode may allow to detect findings, such as the sea‐shore sign and stratosphere sign, 14,48,49 that were not considered in this study. Additionally, although in our experience pericardial effusion does not represent a rare finding during US examination of the left breast, we decided not to include this cardiac change in the present study.…”

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Breast ultrasound: An opportunity to detect unsuspected pleural and pulmonary abnormalities

Corvino,

Basile,

Boccatonda

et al. 2024

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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PurposeWhile scanning women for breast US, is possible to observe changes in the appearance of the pleural line or in the most superficial portion of the lung. The objective of this single‐center, prospective study was to determine the prevalence of a variety of pleural and pulmonary US findings during routine breast US.MethodsIn this study, there were 200 women undergoing standard breast US examination. The presence of pleural and pulmonary abnormalities in these cases was recorded. Two off‐site reviewers confirmed the presence of pleura and lung changes.ResultsThere was no abnormal finding in 168 out of 200 cases (84%) while there were one or more abnormal findings in 32 cases (16%). Pleural effusion was observed in 0.5% of cases, thickening of the pleural line 5% of cases, irregularity of the pleural line in 6% of cases, increased number of vertical artifacts in 9% of cases, subpleural nodulations in 2% of cases, and lung consolidation in 0.5%.ConclusionPleural and lung changes are not uncommon during breast US. Operators performing breast US examinations should be aware of the possibility to identify unsuspected pleuro‐pulmonary abnormalities.

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Breast ultrasound: An opportunity to detect unsuspected pleural and pulmonary abnormalities

Corvino,

Basile,

Boccatonda

et al. 2024

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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Schritt für Schritt: Allgemeinmedizinischer POCUS-Thorax und POCUS-Lunge

Bergmann

2024

Allgemeinmedizin up2date

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Safety of the contrast enhancement agent sulfur hexafluoride in ultrasound: Analysis of the Federal Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System database

Walker,

Andrews,

Adler

2024

Endosc Ultrasound

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Background and Objectives Sulfur hexafluoride is an inert gas that creates microbubbles to enhance diagnostic accuracy in a variety of ultrasound (US) studies and is widely used in EUS. We analyzed the reported adverse events (AEs) of the US contrast agent, sulfur hexafluoride, extensively used during EUS procedures using a US national database. Methods From December 2008 to January 2024, AEs reported in the Federal Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System database for sulfur hexafluoride were examined. Results There were 1069 individual reports analyzed. Reports were excluded if they contained drugs other than sulfur hexafluoride. Echocardiogram (70.9%) was the common diagnostic study in which sulfur hexafluoride was administered. The most common AE reported was anaphylactic reaction (n = 179, 16.7%), followed by hypotension (n = 162, 15.2%), cardiac arrest (n = 161, 15.1%), and dyspnea (n = 159, 14.9%). The most common gastrointestinal AE was nausea (n = 135, 12.6%). Severity of AEs ranged from nonserious to death. Death associated with sulfur hexafluoride use was reported in 58 patients (5.4% of AE reports). Conclusions Anaphylactic reaction was the most common AE reported with sulfur hexafluoride use, and severe AEs including death may be more common than prior large, retrospective, observational studies to date have suggested.

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Lung ultrasound in a nutshell. Lines, signs, some applications, and misconceptions from a radiologist’s point of view

Cited by 4 publications

References 80 publications

Breast ultrasound: An opportunity to detect unsuspected pleural and pulmonary abnormalities

Breast ultrasound: An opportunity to detect unsuspected pleural and pulmonary abnormalities

Schritt für Schritt: Allgemeinmedizinischer POCUS-Thorax und POCUS-Lunge

Safety of the contrast enhancement agent sulfur hexafluoride in ultrasound: Analysis of the Federal Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System database

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