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 system
2021
Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study
Schoeneck JH, Coughlin RF, Baloescu C, Cone DC, Liu RB, Kalam S, Medoro AK, Medoro I, Joseph D, Burns K, Bohrer-Clancy JI, Moore CL. Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 750-755. PMID: 34125056, PMCID: PMC8203026, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.49254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureBilateral B-linesDiagnosis of CHFHeart failureDischarge diagnosisEmergency departmentB-lines