Lung Aeration in COVID-19 Pneumonia by Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography.

ABSTRACT: We conducted a prospective single-center observational study to determine lung ultrasound reliability in assessing global lung aeration in 38 hospitalized patients with non-critical COVID-19. On admission, fixed chest CT scans using visual (CTv) and software-based (CTs) analyses along with lung ultrasound imaging protocols and scoring systems were applied. The primary endpoint was the correlation between global chest CTs score and global lung ultrasound score. The secondary endpoint was the association between radiographic features and clinical disease classification or laboratory indices of inflammation. Bland−Altman analysis between chest CT scores obtained visually (CTv) or using software (CTs) indicated that only 1 of the 38 paired measures was outside the 95% limits of agreement (−4 t

SUBMITTER: Kalkanis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9144288 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature