SONOGRAPHIC SIGNS | SENSITIVITY | SPECIFICITY | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | ALI/ARDS | APE | ALI/ARDS | APE |
AIS | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Pleural line abnormalities | 100% | 25% | 45% | 0% |
Reduction or absence of lung sliding | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
"Spared areas" | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
Consolidations | 83.3% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
Pleural effusion | 66.6% | 95% | 5% | 33.3% |
"Lung pulse" | 50% | 0% | 100% | 50% |