Iodice Valentina, Pisaturo Mariantonietta, Fusco Francesco Maria, Tambaro Orsola, Parrella Giovanni, Di Flumeri Giusy, Viglietti Rosaria, Pisapia Raffaella, Palmiero Giulia, Bignardi Elio, Coppola Michele, Rescigno Carolina, Sangiovanni Vincenzo
UOC Infezioni Sistemiche e dell'Immunodepresso, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, P.O. "D. Cotugno", Naples, Italy.
UOC Malattie Infettive ad Indirizzo Neurologico, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, P.O. "D. Cotugno", Naples, Italy.
Infez Med. 2020 Sep 1;28(3):346-350.
Ultra-High-Resolution Computed Tomography (U-HR-CT) is the reference imaging technique for pneumonia in the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Pulmonary Ultrasound (LUS) could be a valid diagnostic alternative for the imaging of COVID-19. Our study aimed to investigate the clinical performance of LUS in the initial evaluation of pneumonia in COVID-19 patients, compared to standard U-HR-CT. Among 29 patients with confirmed COVID-19, all U-HR-CT hallmarks showed an excellent concordance with LUS findings according to Cohen coefficient. In our experience, LUS is a viable alternative to U-HR-CT, with the advantages of being radiation-free, flexible, cost-effective, and reasonably reducing nosocomial transmission risks because performed at bed-side.
超高分辨率计算机断层扫描(U-HR-CT)是新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)肺炎的参考成像技术。肺部超声(LUS)可能是COVID-19成像的一种有效诊断替代方法。我们的研究旨在与标准U-HR-CT相比,调查LUS在COVID-19患者肺炎初始评估中的临床表现。在29例确诊的COVID-19患者中,根据科恩系数,所有U-HR-CT特征与LUS结果均显示出极好的一致性。根据我们的经验,LUS是U-HR-CT的一种可行替代方法,具有无辐射、灵活、成本效益高的优点,并且由于在床边进行,合理降低了医院感染传播风险。