Quantitative Lung Ultrasound Comet Measurement: Method and Initial Clinical Results

• Published in: Blood purification Vol. 39; no. 1-3; pp. 37 - 44
• Main Authors: Weitzel, William F., Hamilton, James, Wang, Xianglong, Bull, Joseph L., Vollmer, Alan, Bowman, April, Rubin, Jonathan, Kruger, Grant H., Gao, Jing, Heung, Michael, Rao, Panduranga
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Blood Pressure; Blood Volume; Female; Humans; Kidney - metabolism; Kidney - pathology; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Original Paper; Pilot Projects; Pulmonary Edema - diagnosis; Pulmonary Edema - diagnostic imaging; Pulmonary Edema - pathology; Renal Dialysis; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - metabolism; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - pathology; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - therapy; Stroke Volume; Ultrafiltration - methods; Ultrasonography; Water-Electrolyte Imbalance; Ultrafiltration; Comet; Blood volume; Hemodialysis; Lung; Fluid; Dialysis; Ultrasound

Background/Aims: Recently, ultrasound signals termed ‘lung water comets' associated with pulmonary edema have been correlated with adverse clinical events in dialysis patients. These comets fluctuate substantially during the ultrasound exam highlighting the need for objective quantitative measu...