2024
Construction and performance of a clinical prediction rule for ureteral stone without the use of race or ethnicity: A new STONE score
Moore C, Gross C, Hart L, Molinaro A, Rhodes D, Singh D, Baloescu C. Construction and performance of a clinical prediction rule for ureteral stone without the use of race or ethnicity: A new STONE score. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2024, 5: e13324. PMID: 39524039, PMCID: PMC11543628, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.13324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical prediction ruleArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveSTONE scoreMultivariate logistic regressionUreteral stonesComputed tomographyPrediction ruleUncomplicated renal colicKidney stonesReceiver operating characteristic curveLogistic regressionNon-black raceDiagnosis of kidney stonesGross hematuriaMicroscopic hematuriaRenal colicPotential adverse effectsDiagnostic accuracyHematuriaClinical algorithmMale genderProspective dataClinical accuracyRetrospective dataCharacteristic curveDeep-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, 71: 1577-1587. 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