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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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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 |