A Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Artifact Mimicking an Aortic Dissection: A Case Series
Introduction: This case series describes a point of care ultrasound (POCUS) artifact involving the abdominal aorta of four standardized patients. The purpose of this case series is to highlight this artifact and maneuvers to discern pathology from normal. Methods: Permission was obtained for each c...
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Introduction: This case series describes a point of care ultrasound (POCUS) artifact involving the abdominal aorta of four standardized patients. The purpose of this case series is to highlight this artifact and maneuvers to discern pathology from normal. Methods: Permission was obtained for each case described in this series. POCUS images of the abdominal aorta in both sagittal and transverse were obtained in these four cases. The findings were reviewed and compared. Discussion: All four standardized patients were otherwise healthy, thin and female. The artifact was consistently a linear, hyperechoic structure within the lumen of the abdominal aorta in the sagittal plane. Conclusion: In each of these cases, the artifact disappeared on rotation of the probe from the sagittal plane to the transverse plane. Knowledge of this POCUS artifact and maneuvers to avoid it are important in both clinical and educational settings.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc9fe3acec8f4c5c87f06ae405ce6c772025-08-20T02:26:27ZengCINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc.POCUS Journal2369-85432025-04-01100110.24908/pocusj.v10i01.18498A Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Artifact Mimicking an Aortic Dissection: A Case Series Olivia Klee0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7262-2220Julia Buechler1Molly Fears2Caroline Gosser3https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9821-6972Kahra Nix4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8412-9682School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USASchool of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USASchool of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USA Introduction: This case series describes a point of care ultrasound (POCUS) artifact involving the abdominal aorta of four standardized patients. The purpose of this case series is to highlight this artifact and maneuvers to discern pathology from normal. Methods: Permission was obtained for each case described in this series. POCUS images of the abdominal aorta in both sagittal and transverse were obtained in these four cases. The findings were reviewed and compared. Discussion: All four standardized patients were otherwise healthy, thin and female. The artifact was consistently a linear, hyperechoic structure within the lumen of the abdominal aorta in the sagittal plane. Conclusion: In each of these cases, the artifact disappeared on rotation of the probe from the sagittal plane to the transverse plane. Knowledge of this POCUS artifact and maneuvers to avoid it are important in both clinical and educational settings. https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/pocus/article/view/18498abdominal aortaincidental findingsaortic dissectionpseudo dissectionPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) |
| spellingShingle | Olivia Klee Julia Buechler Molly Fears Caroline Gosser Kahra Nix A Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Artifact Mimicking an Aortic Dissection: A Case Series POCUS Journal abdominal aorta incidental findings aortic dissection pseudo dissection Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) |
| title | A Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Artifact Mimicking an Aortic Dissection: A Case Series |
| title_full | A Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Artifact Mimicking an Aortic Dissection: A Case Series |
| title_fullStr | A Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Artifact Mimicking an Aortic Dissection: A Case Series |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Artifact Mimicking an Aortic Dissection: A Case Series |
| title_short | A Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Artifact Mimicking an Aortic Dissection: A Case Series |
| title_sort | point of care ultrasound pocus artifact mimicking an aortic dissection a case series |
| topic | abdominal aorta incidental findings aortic dissection pseudo dissection Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) |
| url | https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/pocus/article/view/18498 |
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