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VIDEO A12-2: ARDS (Ultrasound).

From: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e

This video demonstrates B-lines, an ultrasound artifact seen with abnormal lung parenchyma. B-lines are vertical hyperechoic (white) lines seeming to radiate from the top of the screen at the pleural line. B-lines can be seen with any process which results in interstitial change or alveolar filling (e.g., pneumonia, pulmonary edema). These are also sometimes referred to as “comet tail” artifact.

12 secs
Author(s) Patricia A. Kritek, John J. Reilly, Jr.
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