Comparative study of lung ultrasound and chest computed tomography scan in the assessment of severity of confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia.
Laurent ZieleskiewiczThibaut MarkarianAlexandre LopezChloé TaguetNeyla MohammediMohamed BoucekineKarine BaumstarckGuillaume BeschGautier MathonGary DuclosLionel BouvetPierre MicheletBernard AllaouchicheKathia ChaumoîtreMathieu Di BisceglieMarc Leonenull nullPublished in: Intensive care medicine (2020)
In known SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia patients, the LUS score was predictive of pneumonia severity as assessed by a chest CT scan and clinical features. Within the limitations inherent to our study design, LUS can be used to assess SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia severity.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- positron emission tomography
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- image quality
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- respiratory failure
- contrast enhanced
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- ultrasound guided
- pet ct