Comparison of lung ultrasonography findings with chest computed tomography results in coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of our study was to determine the usability of lung ultrasonography (LUS) in the diagnosis of COVID-19, and to match the morphological features of lesions detected on computed tomography (CT) with the findings observed on LUS.

Methods

Sixty patients with COVID-19 were included in this prospective study. Patients were examined by radiology and anesthesia clinic specialists for a visual CT score. A LUS 12-zone ultrasonography protocol was applied by the investigator blinded to the CT and PCR test results. The characteristics of abnormal findings and the relationship of lesions to the pleura and the distance to the pleura were investigated.

Results

Forty-five males and 25 females evaluated within the scope of the study had an average age of 61.2 ± 15.

SUBMITTER: Okmen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7908963 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature