Diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound compared to CT scan in the diagnosis of pulmonary lesions of COVID-19 induced pneumonia: a preliminary study.

ABSTRACT: Chest CT scan is currently used to assess the extent of lung involvement in patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of COVID-19 pulmonary manifestations in comparison to CT scan. Thirty-three symptomatic patients with suspected COVID-19 pneumonia were evaluated by lung ultrasound and then, at a short interval, chest CT scan. In the anterior chest, each hemithorax was divided into four areas. In the posterior chest, eight zones similar to the anterior part were examined. The axillary areas were also divided into upper and lower zones (20 zones were determined per patient). Mean age of the patients was 58.66 years. The sensitivity (95% CI) and specificity (95% CI) of lung ultra

SUBMITTER: Roshandel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8372226 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature