Diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 pneumonia in pregnant women: is lung ultrasound appropriate?

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¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Riuniti di Foggia, COVID-19 Center, Foggia, Italy.
² Department of Radiology, IRCCS Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, COVID-19 Center, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
³ Interventional and Diagnostic Ultrasound Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, COVID-19 Center, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.

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doi: 10.1002/uog.22156.

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Riuniti di Foggia, COVID-19 Center, Foggia, Italy.
² Department of Radiology, IRCCS Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, COVID-19 Center, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
³ Interventional and Diagnostic Ultrasound Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, COVID-19 Center, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.

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Clinical role of lung ultrasound for diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 pneumonia in pregnant women.
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