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-19
2021
Interobserver Agreement and Correlation of an Automated Algorithm for B‐Line Identification and Quantification With Expert Sonologist Review in a Handheld Ultrasound Device
Moore CL, Wang J, Battisti AJ, Chen A, Fincke J, Wang A, Wagner M, Raju B, Baloescu C. Interobserver Agreement and Correlation of an Automated Algorithm for B‐Line Identification and Quantification With Expert Sonologist Review in a Handheld Ultrasound Device. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2021, 41: 2487-2495. PMID: 34964489, DOI: 10.1002/jum.15935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraclass correlation coefficientHandheld ultrasound deviceB-linesAdult emergency department patientsPathologic lung conditionsEmergency department patientsUltrasound deviceDepartment patientsLung conditionsClinical studiesInterobserver agreementWeighted KappaUltrasound expertsPatientsCountMultiple settingsKappaUnique subjectsDyspnea