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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email B lines on thoracic ultrasound Pleural ultrasound image depicting B lines ("comet tail artifact"), which are seen in acute pulmonary edema and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The presence of B lines would provide an alternate explanation for increased density seen on the chest radiograph, other than pleural fluid.