Usefulness of lung ultrasound imaging in COVID-19 pneumonia: The persisting need of safety and evidences

Guglielmo M Trovato^{1

2}, Marco Sperandeo³

Affiliations

¹ The School of Medicine, The University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
² EMA, The European Medical Association, Brussels, Belgium.
³ Interventional and Diagnostic Ultrasound Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.

Comment

Guglielmo M Trovato et al. Echocardiography. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;37(7):1138-1139.

doi: 10.1111/echo.14769. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Guglielmo M Trovato^{1

2}, Marco Sperandeo³

¹ The School of Medicine, The University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
² EMA, The European Medical Association, Brussels, Belgium.
³ Interventional and Diagnostic Ultrasound Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.

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B lines in COVID-19: "Unspecificity" is not "meaningless".
Vetrugno L, Bove T, Orso D, Barbariol F, Bassi F, Boero E, Ferrari G, Kong R. Vetrugno L, et al. Echocardiography. 2020 Jul;37(7):1140-1141. doi: 10.1111/echo.14768. Epub 2020 Jun 18. Echocardiography. 2020. PMID: 32557817 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Our Italian experience using lung ultrasound for identification, grading and serial follow-up of severity of lung involvement for management of patients with COVID-19.
Vetrugno L, Bove T, Orso D, Barbariol F, Bassi F, Boero E, Ferrari G, Kong R. Vetrugno L, et al. Echocardiography. 2020 Apr;37(4):625-627. doi: 10.1111/echo.14664. Epub 2020 Apr 15. Echocardiography. 2020. PMID: 32239532 Free PMC article. Review.

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