Table 1.
Patients characteristic.
Table 2.
Cystic fibrosis ultrasound score.
Fig 1.
The modified Chrispin-Norman scores.
Scores obtained by the patients studied in the modified Chrispin–Norman scoring system.
Fig 2.
Scores obtained by the patients studied in the CF-USS scoring system.
Fig 3.
Correlation between CF-USS and the modified Chrispin-Norman scores.
R- Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient; p–p value; CF-USS—scores obtained by the patients studied in the CF-USS scoring system; modified Chrispin–Norman score—scores obtained by the patients studied in the modified Chrispin–Norman scoring system.
Table 3.
Comparison of the two scoring systems.
Table 4.
Number of patients in the group studied with abnormalities according to the CF-USS score.
Fig 4.
Modified Chrispin–Norman scores for the repeated studies.
Comparison of scores obtained in the modified Chrispin–Norman scoring system on two different occasions. 1. Modified Chrispin–Norman scores of the first study; 2. Modified Chrispin–Norman scores of the repeated study.
Fig 5.
CF-USS scores for the repeated studies.
Comparison of scores obtained in the CF-USS scoring system on two different occasions. 1. CF-USS scores of the first study; 2. CF-USS scores of the repeated study.
Fig 6.
Correlation between the CF-USS score and the modified Chrispin-Norman score in the repeated studies.
R- Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient; p–p value; CF-USS—scores obtained by the patients studied in the CF-USS scoring system in the repeated studies; modified Chrispin–Norman score—scores obtained by the patients studied in the modified Chrispin–Norman scoring system in the repeated studies.
Fig 7.
Mediastinal shift, atelectasis and pleural effusion on the right, linear and cystic opacities, bronchiectasis, consolidations.
Hyperinflation of the left lung, with nodular and linear interstitial opacities. 27 points in the modified Chrispin-Norman score.
Fig 8.
LUS image of the patient from Fig 7, linear probe.
Regions of consolidation and atelectasis. 17 points in the CF-USS.
Fig 9.
Linear opacities and regions of consolidations in the middle right and lower left field.
Fine peribronchial infiltrates in the lower right and middle left field. Hyperinflation of both lungs. 15 points in the modified Chrispin-Norman score.
Fig 10.
LUS image of the patient from Fig 7, linear probe.
Large area of consolidation in the right upper lobe. 5 points in the CF-USS.
Fig 11.
LUS image of the patient from Fig 7, linear probe.
Fine subpleural consolidation.