Strand-Zeichen (Sonographie Lunge)

Sonographic

diagnosis of pneumothorax: M-mode illustrating the ‘seashore sign.’ The pleural line divides the image in half: The motionless portion above the pleural line creates horizontal ‘waves,’ and the sliding line below it creates granular pattern, the ‘sand’

Sonographic

diagnosis of pneumothorax: ‘Lung point sign.’ (Right) B-mode depicting the lung point: Sliding lung touching the chest wall. (Left) The ‘seashore sign’ (white arrow) and the ‘stratosphere sign’ (dotted arrow) as the lung intermittently contacts the chest wall