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
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