Lung ultrasound of the dependent lung detects real-time changes in lung volume in the preterm lamb.
Arun SettKelly R KennaRebecca J SuttonElizabeth J PerkinsMagdy SourialJack D ChapmanSusan M DonathArun SasiSheryle R RogersonBrett James ManleyPeter Graham DavisPrue M Pereira-FantiniDavid Gerald TingayPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2022)
LUS was able to detect large changes in total and regional lung volume in real time and correctly identified opening and closing pressures but lacked the precision to detect small changes in lung volume. Further work is needed to improve precision prior to translation to clinical practice.