Use of lung ultrasound to differentiate COVID-19 pneumonia from community-acquired pneumonia

To investigate the feasibility of lung ultrasound in evaluating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and distinguish the sonographic features between COVID-19 and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a total of 12 COVID-19 patients and 20 CAP patients were selected and underwent the lung ultrasound. Modified Buda scoring system for interstitial lung disease (ILD) was used to evaluate the severity and treatment effect of COVID-19 on ultrasonography. The differences between modified lung ultrasound (MLUS) score and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) Warrick score were analyzed to evaluate their correlation.

Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - June 4, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Guoliang Tan, Xihua Lian, Zhixing Zhu, Zhenhua Wang, Fang Huang, Ying Zhang, Yanping Zhao, Shaozheng He, Xiali Wang, Haolin Shen, Guorong Lyu Source Type: research