Pleura

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23 Pleura

The pleura is a strong reflector of ultrasound waves. Comet-tail artifact, indicating reverberation of sound waves, is observed deep to the pleural line on ultrasound scans.1 Another characteristic feature of pleura with ultrasound imaging is “lung sliding.”2

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