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Optic nerve ultrasound for fluid status assessment in patients with severe preeclampsia Cover

Optic nerve ultrasound for fluid status assessment in patients with severe preeclampsia

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 52 (2018): Issue 4 (December 2018)
By: Gabrijela Brzan Simenc,  Jana Ambrozic,  Katja Prokselj,  Natasa Tul,  Marta Cvijic,  Tomislav Mirkovic,  Helmut Karl Lackner and  Miha Lucovnik  
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Figures & Tables

FIGURE 1

Increased optic nerve sheath diameter in one of the patients with severe preeclampsia included in the study (*).
Increased optic nerve sheath diameter in one of the patients with severe preeclampsia included in the study (*).

FIGURE 2

B-lines or “comet tails” (*) arising from the pleural line and spreading up to the edge of the screen representing excess of extravascular lung water in one of the patients with severe preeclampsia included in the study.
B-lines or “comet tails” (*) arising from the pleural line and spreading up to the edge of the screen representing excess of extravascular lung water in one of the patients with severe preeclampsia included in the study.

FIGURE 3

Correlation between optic nerve sheath diameter and lung ultrasound Echo Comet Score
Correlation between optic nerve sheath diameter and lung ultrasound Echo Comet Score

Median and range of B-lines in four parasternal intercostal areas on the right (from the second to the fifth intercostal space) and three parasternal intercostal areas on the left (from the second to the fourth intercostal space)

Parasternal areaMedian number of B-linesRange
2nd intercostal space right00–3
3rd intercostal space right20–6
4th intercostal space right41–4
5th intercostal space right31–7
2nd intercostal space left30–6
3rd intercostal space left20–8
4th intercostal space left30–6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2018-0047 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 377 - 382
Submitted on: Aug 9, 2018
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Accepted on: Nov 2, 2018
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Published on: Nov 26, 2018
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
preeclampsia,
fluid status,
ocular ultrasound,
optic nerve sheath diameter,
lung ultrasound,
comet tail,
(B-lines) sign
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Haematology, oncology,
Radiology

© 2018 Gabrijela Brzan Simenc, Jana Ambrozic, Katja Prokselj, Natasa Tul, Marta Cvijic, Tomislav Mirkovic, Helmut Karl Lackner, Miha Lucovnik, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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