2024
Deep-learning generated B-line score mirrors clinical progression of disease for patients with heart failure
Baloescu C, Chen A, Varasteh A, Hall J, Toporek G, Patil S, McNamara R, Raju B, Moore C. Deep-learning generated B-line score mirrors clinical progression of disease for patients with heart failure. The Ultrasound Journal 2024, 16: 42. PMID: 39283362, PMCID: PMC11405569, DOI: 10.1186/s13089-024-00391-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-line scoreComposite congestion scoreCongestion scoreHeart failureSeverity scoreB-linesCongestive heart failurePatients suspectedPulmonary congestionLung zonesClinical progressionRothman IndexClinical assessmentDisease severityPatientsPresence of artifactsEvaluate changesLungDetect fluidUltrasound experienceMixed effects modelsScoresDiseaseInterstitial spaceUltrasound systemSpatiotemporal Deep Learning-Based Cine Loop Quality Filter for Handheld Point-of-Care Echocardiography
Mukaddim R, Mackay E, Gessert N, Erkamp R, Sethuraman S, Sutton J, Bharat S, Jutras M, Baloescu C, Moore C, Raju B. Spatiotemporal Deep Learning-Based Cine Loop Quality Filter for Handheld Point-of-Care Echocardiography. IEEE Transactions On Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics And Frequency Control 2024, PP: 1-1. PMID: 38700961, DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2024.3396796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptical flow framesHigh-quality framesLow-quality framesNeural network architectureDeep learning modelsInput framesFrame levelEcho framesNetwork architectureSpatiotemporal deep learning modelCNN modelTemporal informationLV borderLearning modelsTest datasetSpatial informationFlow frameCNNImage qualityPoint-of-careQuantification algorithmHandheldAutomated quantification algorithmImage artifactsImage interpretation
2023
Development and interobserver reliability of a rating scale for lung ultrasound pathology in lower respiratory tract infection
Baloescu C, Chen A, Schnittke N, Hicks B, Zhu M, Kaili M, Shupp J, Chan D, Malia L, Coneybeare D, Gregory K, Kessler D, Raju B, Moore C. Development and interobserver reliability of a rating scale for lung ultrasound pathology in lower respiratory tract infection. WFUMB Ultrasound Open 2023, 1: 100006. DOI: 10.1016/j.wfumbo.2023.100006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory tract infectionsIntraclass correlation coefficientTract infectionsUltrasound pathologiesRating ScaleSonographic findingsInter-rater reliabilityExpert consensusPleural line abnormalitiesGood inter-rater reliabilityAverage intraclass correlation coefficientSeverity Rating ScalePleural effusionLung aerationSeverity ScaleFourth subsetInterobserver reliabilityCine clipsInfectionUltrasound expertsScanning protocolPathologyB-linesCOVID-19Emergency Department Point‐of‐Care Echocardiography and Lung Ultrasound in Predicting COVID‐19 Severity
Baloescu C, Weingart G, Moore C. Emergency Department Point‐of‐Care Echocardiography and Lung Ultrasound in Predicting COVID‐19 Severity. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2023, 42: 1841-1850. PMID: 36840721, DOI: 10.1002/jum.16205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionPleural line abnormalitiesSevere COVID-19Emergency departmentSevere COVIDPOCUS findingsCOVID-19Decreased LVEFEmergency department pointHypoxemic respiratory failureRetrospective cohort studyAdult ED patientsRight ventricular dilationVentricular ejection fractionWeeks of presentationSevere clinical courseCOVID-19 severityLung POCUSRespiratory failureCohort studyCare echocardiographyClinical courseDisease courseEjection fractionHospital admission
2021
Ultrasound for Abdomen and FAST: Evaluation and Diagnosis
Moore C, Avila J, Combs J. Ultrasound for Abdomen and FAST: Evaluation and Diagnosis. 2021, 351-364. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-46839-2_32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPracticality of Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine
Arthur J, Bomann S, Moore C. Practicality of Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine. 2021, 365-371. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-46839-2_33.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Research Protocol and Case Report of Emergency Department Endovascular Aortic Occlusion (REBOA) in Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Daley J, Cannon K, Buckley R, Aydin A, Latich I, Perez Lozada J, Bonz J, Joseph D, Coughlin R, Belsky J, Sather J, Wira C, Liu R, Johnson A, Moore C. Research Protocol and Case Report of Emergency Department Endovascular Aortic Occlusion (REBOA) in Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest. Journal Of Endovascular Resuscitation And Trauma Management 2020, 4 DOI: 10.26676/jevtm.v40i(2).140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean arterial pressureEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAortic occlusionCardiac arrestCase reportResearch protocolNon-traumatic cardiac arrestFeasibility of REBOAFavorable neurologic outcomeInitial casesNon-traumatic OHCAFemoral arterial accessHospital cardiac arrestTidal carbon dioxideEndovascular aortic occlusionEarly human studiesNeurologic outcomeSecondary outcomesArterial pressureInitial patientsPrimary outcomeSpontaneous circulationHemodynamic changesArterial accessA Research Protocol and Case Report of Emergency Department Endovascular Aortic Occlusion (REBOA) in Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Daley J, Cannon K, Buckley R, Aydin A, Latich I, Lozada J, Bonz J, Joseph D, Coughlin R, Belsky J, Van Tonder R, Sather J, Wira C, Liu R, Johnson A, Moore C. A Research Protocol and Case Report of Emergency Department Endovascular Aortic Occlusion (REBOA) in Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest. Journal Of Endovascular Resuscitation And Trauma Management 2020, 4: 88-93. DOI: 10.26676/jevtm.v4i2.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced cardiac life supportCardiac life supportEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAortic occlusionCardiac arrestCase reportNon-traumatic cardiac arrestLife supportResuscitative endovascular balloon occlusionResearch protocolFeasibility of REBOAFavorable neurologic outcomeMean arterial pressureNon-traumatic OHCAFemoral arterial accessEndovascular balloon occlusionHospital cardiac arrestTidal carbon dioxideEndovascular aortic occlusionEarly human studiesNeurologic outcomeSecondary outcomesArterial pressureInitial patients
2018
Intravenous Infiltration Resulting in Compartment Syndrome
Pare JR, Moore CL. Intravenous Infiltration Resulting in Compartment Syndrome. Journal Of Patient Safety 2018, 14: e6-e8. PMID: 26241617, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompartment syndromeSurgical interventionCases of CSCharacteristics of patientsPatient's mental statusAvailable English literatureLong-term deficitsIntravenous infiltrationMental statusPatient outcomesInclusion criteriaMEDLINE searchMeeting inclusionHigh riskClinical informationPatientsSystematic reviewYounger ageLiterature searchHand amputationSyndromeEnglish literaturePersistent deficitsUnclear mechanismsInfiltration
2017
A retrospective study of pulseless electrical activity, bedside ultrasound identifies interventions during resuscitation associated with improved survival to hospital admission. A REASON Study.
Gaspari R, Weekes A, Adhikari S, Noble V, Nomura JT, Theodoro D, Woo M, Atkinson P, Blehar D, Brown S, Caffery T, Douglass E, Fraser J, Haines C, Lam S, Lanspa M, Lewis M, Liebmann O, Limkakeng A, Lopez F, Platz E, Mendoza M, Minnigan H, Moore C, Novik J, Rang L, Scruggs W, Raio C. A retrospective study of pulseless electrical activity, bedside ultrasound identifies interventions during resuscitation associated with improved survival to hospital admission. A REASON Study. Resuscitation 2017, 120: 103-107. PMID: 28916478, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research104EMF Can Corrected Flow Time Detect Changes in Patients Undergoing Heart Failure Treatment?
Pare J, Pang P, Noble V, Moore C, Sam F. 104EMF Can Corrected Flow Time Detect Changes in Patients Undergoing Heart Failure Treatment? Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 70: s42. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.07.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUltrasound Equipment and Purchase
Liu R, Moore C, Tayal V. Ultrasound Equipment and Purchase. 2017, 145-176. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63143-1_12.ChaptersPredictors of Hospital Admission and Urological Intervention in Adult Emergency Department Patients with Computerized Tomography Confirmed Ureteral Stones
Daniels B, Schoenfeld E, Taylor A, Weisenthal K, Singh D, Moore CL. Predictors of Hospital Admission and Urological Intervention in Adult Emergency Department Patients with Computerized Tomography Confirmed Ureteral Stones. Journal Of Urology 2017, 198: 1359-1366. PMID: 28652122, PMCID: PMC5693671, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.06.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputerized tomography findingsUrological interventionPredictors of interventionTomography findingsHospital admissionRenal ultrasoundC-statisticEmergency departmentUreteral stonesPrior proceduresAdult emergency department patientsLonger pain durationSimilar C-statisticsEmergency department patientsPredictors of admissionLarge stonesObstructing ureteral stonePatients 66Kidney injuryPain durationDepartment patientsRegression modelsSymptomatic stonesProspective dataDiagnostic pathwayRight Upper Quadrant Pain: Ultrasound First!
Revzin MV, Scoutt LM, Garner JG, Moore CL. Right Upper Quadrant Pain: Ultrasound First! Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2017, 36: 1975-1985. PMID: 28586152, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper quadrant painQuadrant painRight upper quadrant painFirst-line imaging modalityUpper abdominal pathologyCommon presenting symptomInitial imaging modalityDiagnosis of gallstonesImaging modalitiesLimitations of ultrasoundOutpatient medical practicePresenting symptomSurgical causesAbdominal pathologyEmergency departmentHepatic pathologyUltrasound examinationPatient managementCorrect diagnosisPathologyPainMedical practiceDiagnosisUltrasoundModalities
2016
359 The Use of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism in the Tachycardic Emergency Department Patient
Daley J, Dwyer K, Moore C. 359 The Use of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism in the Tachycardic Emergency Department Patient. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 68: s137-s138. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.376.Peer-Reviewed Original Research90 Defining and Measuring Reduced Radiation Dose CT Scan Utilization for Renal Colic CT
Moore C, Shaw M, Karthik P, Burleson J, Sengupta D, Chatfield M. 90 Defining and Measuring Reduced Radiation Dose CT Scan Utilization for Renal Colic CT. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 68: s37. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost‐effectiveness of the Cardiac Component of the Focused Assessment of Sonography in Trauma Examination in Blunt Trauma
Hall MK, Omer T, Moore CL, Taylor RA. Cost‐effectiveness of the Cardiac Component of the Focused Assessment of Sonography in Trauma Examination in Blunt Trauma. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 415-423. PMID: 26857839, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedBlood PressureCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHeart InjuriesHumansHypotensionLife ExpectancyMedicareMiddle AgedModels, EconometricPoint-of-Care SystemsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsReproducibility of ResultsUltrasonographyUnited StatesWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsNormotensive blunt trauma patientsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioBlunt trauma patientsTrauma patientsBlunt traumaNormotensive patientsHypotensive patientsFocused assessmentBlunt cardiac injuryIncidental pericardial effusionCardiac componentCost-effectiveness ratioDecision analytic modelProbability of deathPericardial effusionPrompt treatmentClinical probabilityCardiac injurySurgical interventionTrauma (FAST) examFAST examLow prevalencePatientsTrauma (FAST) examinationPay thresholdsUreteral Stones: Implementation of a Reduced-Dose CT Protocol in Patients in the Emergency Department with Moderate to High Likelihood of Calculi on the Basis of STONE Score.
Moore CL, Daniels B, Singh D, Luty S, Gunabushanam G, Ghita M, Molinaro A, Gross CP. Ureteral Stones: Implementation of a Reduced-Dose CT Protocol in Patients in the Emergency Department with Moderate to High Likelihood of Calculi on the Basis of STONE Score. Radiology 2016, 280: 743-51. PMID: 26943230, PMCID: PMC5341691, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016151691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced-dose CTEmergency departmentUrologic interventionUreteral stonesHigher likelihoodDose CTAverage dose-length productSingle-center studyClinical prediction ruleDose-length productComputed tomography protocolStandard-dose CTInstitutional review boardHIPAA authorizationNonurologic causesPrimary outcomeClinical courseClinician's discretionDose reductionClinical reportsPatientsSTONE scoreCT protocolInformed consentReview boardImpact of point-of-care ultrasonography on ED time to disposition for patients with nontraumatic shock
Hall MK, Taylor RA, Luty S, Allen IE, Moore CL. Impact of point-of-care ultrasonography on ED time to disposition for patients with nontraumatic shock. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1022-1030. PMID: 26988105, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOC ultrasonographyEmergency departmentNontraumatic shockCare ultrasonographyPropensity scorePropensity score matchElectronic health recordsHospital mortalityShock patientsPrompt diagnosisED arrivalED patientsED physiciansPoint of careRetrospective studyUnique patientsImpact of pointMean reductionPropensity score modelPatientsUltrasonographyED timeDiagnostic ultrasonographyCovariates of timeEvidence of reduction
2015
STONE PLUS: Evaluation of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Renal Colic, Using a Clinical Prediction Tool Combined With Point-of-Care Limited Ultrasonography
Daniels B, Gross CP, Molinaro A, Singh D, Luty S, Jessey R, Moore CL. STONE PLUS: Evaluation of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Renal Colic, Using a Clinical Prediction Tool Combined With Point-of-Care Limited Ultrasonography. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 67: 439-448. PMID: 26747219, PMCID: PMC5074842, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsEmergency department patientsSymptomatic stonesUrologic interventionUreteral stonesComputed tomographyDepartment patientsUncomplicated ureteral stonesAbsence of hydronephrosisAdult ED patientsModerate-risk patientsProspective observational studyClinical prediction toolPresence of hydronephrosisClinical prediction scoreSymptomatic ureteral stonesAlternative findingsRenal pointSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeED patientsRecord reviewRenal colicRisk stratificationScore patients