Lung Ultrasound Shows Duration, Sever... - Lung Conditions C...

Lung Conditions Community Forum

55,457 members66,182 posts

Lung Ultrasound Shows Duration, Severity of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

2greys profile image
0 Replies

According to an open-access article published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), lung ultrasound (US) was highly sensitive for detecting abnormalities in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with B-lines, a thickened pleural line, and pulmonary consolidation the most commonly observed features.

“In addition,” concluded Yao Zhang of at China’s Beijing Ditan Hospital, “our results indicate that lung US findings can be used to reflect both the infection duration and disease severity.”

From March 3 to March 30, 2020, Zhang and colleagues performed lung US on consecutive patients with positive reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), using the Fisher exact test to compare the percentages of patients with each US finding between groups with different symptom durations and disease severity.

arrs.org/ARRSLIVE/Pressroom...

Written by
2greys profile image
2greys
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Read more about...

You may also like...

institual lung disease

ago i was diagnosed with ILD and also a nodule in lung. I went on to have 6monthly ct scans for 3...

Six distinct 'types' of COVID-19 identified.

found that these types differed in the severity of the disease and the need for respiratory support...

Interstitial lung disease

Covid 19 and emphysema

been diagnosed with emphysema scarring on left lung ...6 months ago had covid 19 xrays etc showed...

Lung Function Test & Covid

update from my last post when I had to cancel my Lung Function test due to a chest infection. I...