The application value of lung ultrasound scoring in assessing disease severity: Evaluation of small‐scale outbreaks of COVID‐19
Lina Han,
Helin Ke,
Yang Xiao
et al.
Abstract:PurposeThis study explored the use of transthoracic lung ultrasound for evaluating COVID‐19 patients, compared it with computed tomography (CT), and examined its effectiveness using 8 and 12 lung regions.MethodsA total of 100 patients with COVID‐19 and 40 healthy volunteers were assessed using 12 regions (bilateral upper/lower regions of the anterior/lateral/posterior chest) and simplified 8 zones (bilateral upper/lower regions of the anterior/lateral chest) transthoracic lung ultrasound. The relationships bet… Show more
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