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
2017
Right Upper Quadrant Pain: Ultrasound First!
Revzin MV, Scoutt LM, Garner JG, Moore CL. Right Upper Quadrant Pain: Ultrasound First! Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2017, 36: 1975-1985. PMID: 28586152, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper quadrant painQuadrant painRight upper quadrant painFirst-line imaging modalityUpper abdominal pathologyCommon presenting symptomInitial imaging modalityDiagnosis of gallstonesImaging modalitiesLimitations of ultrasoundOutpatient medical practicePresenting symptomSurgical causesAbdominal pathologyEmergency departmentHepatic pathologyUltrasound examinationPatient managementCorrect diagnosisPathologyPainMedical practiceDiagnosisUltrasoundModalities