Sonographic Lobe Localization of Alveolar-Interstitial Syndrome in the Critically Ill

Table 1

Ultrasound scanned intercostal spaces grouped in respective pulmonary lobes.

	PS	MDC	AA	MA	PA
Right lung
RUL	2nd, 3rd LIS	2nd, 3rd LIS	2nd, 3rd LIS	2nd, 3rd, 4th LIS	—
RML	4th, 5th LIS	4th, 5th LIS	4th, 5th LIS	5th LIS	—
RLL	—	—	—	—	7th, 8th LIS
Left lung
LUL	2nd, 3rd, 4th LIS	2nd, 3rd, 4th LIS	2nd, 3rd, 4th LIS	2nd, 3rd LIS	—
LLL	—	—	—	4th LIS	7th, 8th LIS

RUL: right upper lobe, RML: right mid lobe, RLL: right lower lobe; LUL: left upper lobe, LLL: left lower lobe, PS: parasternal line, MDC: midclavicular line, AA: anterior axillary line, MA: mid axillary line, PA: posterior axillary line, LIS: lung intercostal space.