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-19Two‐ Versus 8‐Zone Lung Ultrasound in Heart Failure: Analysis of a Large Data Set Using a Deep Learning Algorithm
Baloescu C, Chen A, Varasteh A, Toporek G, McNamara R, Raju B, Moore C. Two‐ Versus 8‐Zone Lung Ultrasound in Heart Failure: Analysis of a Large Data Set Using a Deep Learning Algorithm. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2023, 42: 2349-2356. PMID: 37255051, DOI: 10.1002/jum.16262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureLung ultrasoundBland-Altman plot analysisSubgroup analysisUltrasound protocolMore lung zonesProspective observational studyReal-world clinical useB-linesAdult patientsLung zonesObservational studyClinical useScanning protocolVideo loopsPatientsPlot analysisRate severityUltrasoundAverage severitySeverityScoresTwo- VersusFailureSeverity information