Time for a New Consensus on Lung Ultrasonography Martin Girard, MD, Gabrielle Migner-Laurin, MD CHEST Volume 150, Issue 4, Pages 986-987 (October 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2015.10.029 Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Influence of imaging settings on B-line visualization in the same patient using a GE Vivid q echograph and a phased array 1.5 to 4.6 MHz transducer (GE Healthcare/General Electric Co). A, Poorly visible B lines (*) when using standard cardiac ultrasound examination settings (focus 9.5 cm and use of second harmonic imaging) (Video 1). B, Highly visible B lines when using specific lung ultrasound examination settings (focus set on the pleural line, no second harmonic imaging) (Video 2). CHEST 2016 150, 986-987DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2015.10.029) Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions