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Lung & thorax basics
Justin Bowra
Critical Care Ultrasound Course
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Summary
1. Is there a pneumothorax?
1. Is there stuff in the pleural space?
1. Is the lung wet/ dry/ chunky?
1. What’s the overall pattern?
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Why scan the lung & thorax?
Pleural pathology• Air: PTX• Fluid• Pleural thickening• Malignancy:
mesothelioma
Procedural guidance
Lung pathology• Fluid in lung eg
APO• Consolidated
lung egpneumonia / contusion
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Why bother?
• More accurate than CXR:• PTX (>95% v 50%)• Pleural fluid (20ml v 200ml)• APO sens 97%, spec 94%, acc 95%• PE?? Sens 74% … 81% if add DVT
• It’s also • Faster (2 min versus 19 min)• Safer • Repeatable
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The theory
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Normal lung ≠ disease processes*
Normal lungAir in lung reflects the soundYou don’t really see normal lung at allPleural line = sliding ‘twinkling curtain’Sparkle = scatter from airBright horizontal lines = reverberation
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Pathology (that reaches the pleura)
PTX: air but no sliding Pleural fluid: ‘gap’ between chest wall & lung Pleural disease: thickened / irregular Wet / fibrosed lung: bright vertical lines Consolidated / infarcted lung: hypoechoic ‘chunks’
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Normal dry lung
Only air
Scatter
May see horizontal static lines (reverberation artefacts from the pleura) = A lines
Lung sliding
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Ribs / costal cartilages
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Ribs / costal cartilages
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Pleural line
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Pleural line
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Real
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Not real
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Shadowing
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Scatter
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A lines
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A lines & pleural sliding
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Slightly wetter (but still normal) lung
Lung sliding
Some ‘B lines’
Reverberation artifact Microbubbles of air/ water in interlobular septa
Vertical & move with resps = thick / bright / vertical lines which reach to edge of screen & obliterate A lines
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B-line
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B line
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B line
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4 questions
1. Is there a pneumothorax?
1. Is there stuff in the pleural space?
1. Is the lung wet/ dry/ chunky?
1. What’s the overall pattern?
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Is there a pneumothorax?
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Normal dry lung VS PTX
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Normal dry lung VS PTX
Normal dry lung• Only air is present
(scatter)
Pneumothorax (PTX)• Only air is present
(scatter)
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Normal dry lung VS PTX
Normal dry lung• Only air is present
(scatter)• You may see A lines
Pneumothorax (PTX)• Only air is present
(scatter)• You may see A lines
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Normal dry lung VS PTX
Normal dry lung• Only air is present
(scatter)• You may see A lines• And the occasional B line
Pneumothorax (PTX)• Only air is present
(scatter)• You may see A lines• You will NOT see B lines
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Normal dry lung VS PTX
Normal dry lung• Only air is present
(scatter)• You may see A lines• And the occasional B line• You will also see lung
sliding
Pneumothorax (PTX)• Only air is present
(scatter)• You may see A lines• You will NOT see B lines• You will NOT see lung
sliding
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LungPneumothorax
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It can be tricky
Top tip: compare sides
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LungPneumothorax
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The explanation
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Figure 5. Olrrasotmd waves are reflected back at the visceral pleura· lung interface - pleural sliding can be seen
(a). [n the presence of a pncwnothorax. ultrasound waves are reflected at the parietal pleura - air interface and
no sliding is seen (b).
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Caveat:Lots of other things can prevent lung sliding
COPDBullaeApices
Failure to ventilate eg R main stem intubation (L lung doesn’t move)
Eg pain (chest splinting)
Pneumonia & ARDS (pleura gummed up)
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Top tip.
Be a doctor.Clinical context can usually fill in the gaps.
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Tip: M-mode can help
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Sliding = seashore signNo sliding = stratosphere sign
But beware ‘false seashore’ with chest wall movement!
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Stratosphere sign
M-mode = motion mode If something isn’t moving, it’s a straight line
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Normal: seashore sign
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PTX: stratosphere sign
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SEASHORE HERE
=LUNG
STRATOSPHERE HERE
=PTX
PTX: lung point sign
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LUNG PULSE=
TRANSMITTED HEARTBEAT
Normal: lung pulse sign
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Just to recap: Normal dry lung VS PTX
Normal dry lung• Only air is present
(scatter)• You may see A lines• And the occasional B line• You will also see lung
sliding• You should see a lung
pulse
Pneumothorax (PTX)• Only air is present
(scatter)• You may see A lines• You will NOT see B lines• You will NOT see lung
sliding• You will NOT see a lung
pulse
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Is there stuff in the pleural space?
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Pleural fluid
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Pleural fluid
A ‘gap’ between chest wall & pleura Dependent regions Appearance:
Black / anechoic: fresh blood, transudate echogenic / stuff: clotted blood, exudate
>20ml Sensitivity >97%, specificity 99-100% (Sisley et al, J
Trauma 1998)
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Pleural fluid: large
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Pleural fluid: small
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Pleural fluid: loculated
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PLEURAL FLUID
DIAPHRAGM
AIRBRONCHOGRAM
COLLAPSED LUNG
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Is the lung wet / dry / chunky?
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Wet lung
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Wet lung
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Wet lung
Many B lines (3 or more per field)
Previously called ‘rockets’ or ‘comets’
Bases = OK (25% of ‘normal people’)
Cardiogenic = symmetrical / sliding preserved
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Caveat: Fibrosed lung
• Lung fibrosis also generates B-lines• There are subtle differences• But even experienced practitioners can be fooled
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Oedema Fibrosis
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Cardiogenic oedema Oedema in pneumonia
Compare the lung sliding
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Chunky lung
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Consolidation
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a.k.a. Lichtenstein’s C profile
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Alveolar consolidation If you can see lung tissue, it ain’t normal! It ain’t aerated
Collapse Consolidation Atelectasis Contusion Infarction (PE)
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Alveolar consolidation
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Alveolar consolidation Can you differentiate collapse, consolidation,
tumour etc? Clinicians should stick to clinical features But for advanced scanners: Air bronchograms, normal Doppler flow =
consolidation No flow on Doppler = infarction (e.g. PE) Bizarre flow = neovascularisation = malignancy
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Finally…what is the overall pattern?
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PatternWet all over = cardiogenic / fluid overload
Just 1 lung = pneumonia
Just in 1 spot = inflammation / infection
Patchy = ARDS / ALI
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Technique for scanning lungs
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Patient position
No need to sit patient up (eg trauma)
In fact, accuracy for PTX is improved if lying flat… just harder to get round the back for pleural fluid
Air rises
Fluid sinks
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Probe
Linear = best for close-up detail eg small PTX, but poor for wet lung & no anatomical info
Sector (cardiac) probe: poor image quality but gets between the ribs
Curved probe = good compromise
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Tiny pneumothorax(lung point)
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Tiny pneumothorax(lung point)
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Tiny pneumothorax(lung point)
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Wet lung
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Wet lung
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Wet lung
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Preset
There are commercial ‘lung’ settings But abdo / FAST preset suffices The key: turn off filters Multibeam / compounding Tissue harmonics
Why? You are looking for artifacts
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Cardiogenic oedema with THI & MB on.
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Cardiogenic oedema with THI & MB off.
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Depth
For fine detail: close up E.g. Microconsolidation, pleural disease
For everything else: add depth eg 15cm E.g. wet lung (do the ‘B lines’ reach to the end of
the screen?) Anatomical landmarks (e.g. diaphragm)
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Probe position
Up to personal preference Long axis of patient (right angles to the ribs)
keeps the landmarks (rib shadows) in view
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Look between the ribs
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RIBRIB
PLEURAL LINE (WHERE THE ACTION IS)
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Where will I scan?
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Depends on clinical context
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The basic principles
Air rises scan highest point of the chest for PTX
Fluid sinks scan lowest point for pleural fluid
Patchy diseases? (e.g. pneumonia, ARDSCardiogenic versus inflammatory oedema?
scan as much lung as possible (at least each lobe)
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Let’s keep it simple
Upper anterior: that’s where you’ll find PTXAround the back: that’s where you’ll find pleural fluid
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Tip: watch out for the abdomen!
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If you scan the liver / spleen & think you’re still above the diaphragm, it will resemble consolidation.
ESP if you are using linear probe
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Putting it all together
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Normal lungs
Dry(-ish) airScatter, often with A-lines
Up to 2 B lines per window are OKNo chunkinessNo pleural fluid
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Pneumothorax
Very dry airUsually see A-lines
No slidingNo B lines
No lung pulseSee a lung point unless lung is completely collapsed
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Acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema(APO)
B profile = Plenty of B lines in all windows
lung sliding preservedOften see effusions
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ARDS or pneumonia
• Lungs might look wet• lung rockets in all windows
• lung sliding reduced / absent• And pleural line may be irregular
• Lungs might look patchy (wet / dry areas)
• Lungs might look chunky
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Asthma / COPD
Lungs usually look dry.
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Pulmonary embolus
Lungs usually look dry.
Sometimes you see chunks.
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Sticking needles in thorax
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Chest drains/ thoracocentesis Same rationale as central line placement Ensures you don’t stick ICC in the liver Tricks:
Get patient to take maximal inspiration & expiration Scan in 2 planes Scan in same position you’ll insert ICC NB Use real time US??
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Confused? Read this.
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Or this.
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Let’s wrap this up
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Lung US basicsCurved probe / FAST preset
At right angles to the ribs4 simple Qs…
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The 4 questions
1. Is there a pneumothorax?
1. Is there stuff in the pleural space?
1. Is the lung wet/ dry/ chunky?
1. What’s the overall pattern?
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Any questions?
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Thanks to:
Dr Paul AtkinsonDr Juan Chiang
Dr Maggie ChungDr Bishr Faheem
Dr Daniel Lichtenstein
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References
Bowra J, McLaughlin R. Emergency Ultrasound Made Easy. ChurchillLivingstone (2nd ed)
Lichtenstein. Whole-body Ultrasound In The Critically Ill. Springer2010
San Critical Care Ultrasound Library http://www.sah.org.au/critical-care-ultrasound-library
San Critical Care Ultrasound Seminars http://www.sah.org.au/critical-care-ultrasound-library
Volpicelli G et al. International evidence-based recommendations for point-of-care lung ultrasound. Intens care med 2012.
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