A lung ultrasound sign allowing bedside distinction between pulmonary edema and COPD: the comet-tail artifact.

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Published in Intensive Care Med on December 01, 1998

Authors

D Lichtenstein1, G Mezière

Author Affiliations

1: Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Ambroise-Paré, Boulogne (Paris), France.

Associated clinical trials:

Lung Ultrasound for Acute Dyspnea in Emergency Department | NCT01287429

Bedside Ultrasound Identifies Congestive Heart Failure | NCT00833144

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