Terminology of pleural artifacts in ultrasound: a Tower of Babel
Standardized studies and methodological progress require a unified nomenclature. The ultrasound community currently lacks consistent terminology for pleural artifacts (PA). A consensus, unified terminology for PA is urgently needed.
Authors
- Pascal Baltzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3755-5398)
- Helmut Prosch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6119-6364)
- Libertario Demi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0635-2133)
- Christian Görg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1900-5149)
- Ehsan Safai Zadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9775-3989)
- Veronika Vetchy
- Felix R. M. Koenig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6774-5469)
- Michael Weber
Institutions
- University of Trento (IT)
- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (DE)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Insights into Imaging
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-026-02234-3
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00