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Review
. 2020 Jul;39(7):1459-1462.
doi: 10.1002/jum.15284. Epub 2020 Apr 7.

Is There a Role for Lung Ultrasound During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Gino Soldati  1 , Andrea Smargiassi  2 , Riccardo Inchingolo  2 , Danilo Buonsenso  3 , Tiziano Perrone  4   5 , Domenica Federica Briganti  4   5 , Stefano Perlini  4   5 , Elena Torri  6 , Alberto Mariani  7 , Elisa Eleonora Mossolani  8 , Francesco Tursi  9 , Federico Mento  10 , Libertario Demi  10
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Review

Is There a Role for Lung Ultrasound During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Gino Soldati et al. J Ultrasound Med. 2020 Jul.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Top, Two images from a patient confirmed with COVID‐19 pneumonia. Typical vertical pneumogenic large artifacts originate from the pleural line or from small, blurred subpleural consolidations. Their origin is not point‐like. Bottom, The pleural line is interrupted by more visible yet small consolidations. Large vertical artifacts are seen arising from the consolidations, and they are superimposed on areas of white lung (convex transducer, intercostal scans).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Similar findings from a second patient confirmed with COVID‐19 pneumonia.
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