Frequency and number of ultrasound lung rockets ( B-lines ) using a regionally based lung ultrasound examination named Vet BLUE ( veterinary bedside lung ultrasound exsam ) in dogs with radiographicallynormal lung findings

dc.contributor.authorLisciandro, Gregory R.
dc.contributor.authorFosgate, Geoffrey Theodore
dc.contributor.authorFulton, Robert M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:22:34Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:22:34Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.description.abstractLung ultrasound is superior to lung auscultation and supine chest radiography for many respiratory conditions in human patients. Ultrasound diagnoses are based on easily learned patterns of sonographic findings and artifacts in standardized images. By applying the wet lung (ultrasound lung rockets or B-lines, representing interstitial edema) versus dry lung (A-lines with a glide sign) concept many respiratory conditions can be diagnosed or excluded. The ultrasound probe can be used as a visual stethoscope for the evaluation of human lungs because dry artifacts (A-lines with a glide sign) predominate over wet artifacts (ultrasound lung rockets or B-lines). However, the frequency and number of wet lung ultrasound artifacts in dogs with radiographically normal lungs is unknown. Thus, the primary objective was to determine the baseline frequency and number of ultrasound lung rockets in dogs without clinical signs of respiratory disease and with radiographically normal lung findings using an 8-view novel regionally based lung ultrasound examination called Vet BLUE. Frequency of ultrasound lung rockets were statistically compared based on signalment, body condition score, investigator, and reasons for radiography. Ten left-sided heart failure dogs were similarly enrolled. Overall frequency of ultrasound lung rockets was 11% (95% confidence interval, 6–19%) in dogs without respiratory disease versus 100% (95% confidence interval, 74–100%) in those with left-sided heart failure. The low frequency and number of ultrasound lung rockets observed in dogs without respiratory disease and with radiographically normal lungs suggests that Vet BLUE will be clinically useful for the identification of canine respiratory conditions.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1740-8261en_US
dc.identifier.citationLisciandro, GR, Fosgate, GT & Fulton, RM 2014, 'Frequency and number of ultrasound lung rockets ( B-lines ) using a regionally based lung ultrasound examination named Vet BLUE ( veterinary bedside lung ultrasound exsam ) in dogs with radiographicallynormal lung findings', Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 315-322.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1058-8183 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1740-8261 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/vru.12122
dc.identifier.other6603440077
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/41043
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_US
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dc.rights© 2014 American College of Veterinary Radiology. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1740-8261.en_US
dc.subjectLung rocketsen_US
dc.subjectRespiratory distressen_US
dc.subjectThoracic radiographyen_US
dc.subjectUltrasounden_US
dc.subjectVet BLUE lung examinationen_US
dc.titleFrequency and number of ultrasound lung rockets ( B-lines ) using a regionally based lung ultrasound examination named Vet BLUE ( veterinary bedside lung ultrasound exsam ) in dogs with radiographicallynormal lung findingsen_US
dc.typePreprint Articleen_US

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