Optimizing Lung Ultrasound: The Effect of Depth, Gain and Focal Position on Sonographic B-Lines

Ultrasonographic B-lines are artifacts present in alveolar-interstitial syndromes. We prospectively investigated optimal depth, gain, focal position and transducer type for B-line visualization and image quality. B-Lines were assessed at a single rib interspace with curvilinear and linear transducers. Video clips were acquired by changing parameters: depth (6, 12, 18 and 24 cm for curvilinear transducer, 4 and 8 cm for linear transducer), gain (10%, 50% and 90%) and focal position (at the pleural line or half the scanning depth).

Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - May 5, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Nicole M. Duggan, Andrew J. Goldsmith, Ahad Alhassan Al Saud, Irene W.Y. Ma, Hamid Shokoohi, Andrew S. Liteplo Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research