Italo Calamai

4. Discussion 4.1. Statements n° 1–5: Systematic Examination of Lung Zones and Localization of Findings Several models using different thoracic LUS zones have been published throughout the last decade, often related to a single disease. Volpicelli investigated interstitial disease (pulmonary edema) and proposed a four-zone model investigating two anterior and two lateral zones per side, neglecting the posterior zones [10]. Similarly, Jambrik et al.

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Sara Lombardi 1,*, Piergiorgio Francia 1, Rossella Deodati 2, Italo Calamai 2, Marco Luchini 2, Rosario Spina 2 and Leonardo Bocchi 1 1 Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy 2 Ospedale San Giuseppe, 50053 Empoli, Italy * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

3.2. Purpose of LUS and Findings Reported Most reports aimed to describe all the findings encountered by LUS investigation. Only 21 (11%) reports were performed to rule out specific conditions (SRs = 2 [3%] vs. FTRs = 19 [15%], p = 0.021). Pleural effusion was the most frequently ruled out condition (Supplementary Materials Table S2). The pleura was investigated overall in 102 reports (60%), and pleural sliding was described in 92 (90%) of these reports.