Appropriateness of lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia.
Zouheir Ibrahim BitarMohammed A ShamsahOssama Sajeh MaadaraniOmar Mohammed BamasoodHuda Al-FoudariPublished in: Health science reports (2021)
During the COVID-19 outbreak, LUS allows the identification of early signs of interstitial pneumonia. LUS patterns that show a combination of the four major signs offer high sensitivity and specificity compared to nasopharyngeal RT-PCR.