Diagnosing COVID-19 pneumonia in a pandemic setting: Lung Ultrasound versus CT (LUVCT) - a multicentre, prospective, observational study.

Arthur W E LieveldBram KokFrederik H SchuitKaoutar AzijliJarom HeijmansArjan van LaarhovenNatascha L AssmanRuud S KootteTycho J OlgersPrabath W B NanayakkaraFrank H Bosch

Published in: ERJ open research (2020)

LUS and CT have comparable diagnostic accuracy for COVID-19 pneumonia. LUS can safely exclude clinically relevant COVID-19 pneumonia and may aid COVID-19 diagnosis in high prevalence situations.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
computed tomography
image quality
magnetic resonance imaging
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positron emission tomography
community acquired pneumonia
intensive care unit
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