Quantitative lung ultrasound findings correlate with radial alveolar count in experimental bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Autor: Chiara Catozzi, Angelo Modena, Matteo Storti, Francesca Ricci, Gino Villetti, Daniele De Luca
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: The Ultrasound Journal, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2524-8987
DOI: 10.1186/s13089-024-00389-y
Popis: Abstract We investigated the relationship between the degree of alveolarization and ultrasound-assessed lung aeration in a validated preterm rabbit model of experimental bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Lung ultrasound findings were heterogeneously abnormal and consisted of zones with interstitial, interstitial-alveolar or consolidated patterns. The median radial alveolar count was 10.1 [8.4–11.5], 7.8 [6.1–9] and 7.3 [1.8–10.1] in rabbits with interstitial, interstitial-alveolar or consolidated ultrasound pattern, respectively (overall p = 0.036). Alveolar count and lung ultrasound score were significantly correlated (ρ = − 0.044 (95%CI: − 1; − 0.143), p = 0.009; τ-b = − 0.362 (95%CI: − 0.6; − 0.1), p = 0.017).
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