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An Introduction to the Signatures of Lung Ultrasound

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For performing lung ultrasound in the critically ill, we have counted 12 main signs. Only the first ten are used in the BLUE-protocol (the two others are the dynamic air bronchogram and the lung pulse).

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Lichtenstein, D.A. (2016). An Introduction to the Signatures of Lung Ultrasound. In: Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15371-1_7

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