Descriptive analysis of a comparison between lung ultrasound and chest radiography in patients suspected of COVID-19.
Giovanni VolpicelliLuciano CardinaleThomas FraccaliniMarco CalandriClara PiattiCarlotta GeninattiGiuseppe StranieriPublished in: The ultrasound journal (2021)
Our study demonstrated a strong disagreement between LUS interpretation and CXR reading in the early approach to patients suspected of COVID-19. Comparison with CT studies and RT-PCR results seems to confirm the superiority of LUS over a second retrospective reading of CXR.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- sars cov
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pulmonary embolism
- working memory
- cross sectional
- magnetic resonance
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- clinical evaluation