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- Title
Low Dose Chest CT and Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19.
- Authors
Finance, Julie; Zieleskewicz, Laurent; Habert, Paul; Jacquier, Alexis; Parola, Philippe; Boussuges, Alain; Bregeon, Fabienne; Eldin, Carole; Popescu, Corneliu Petru; Takkouche, Bahi
- Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to use low- and non-radiating chest imaging techniques on a large scale in the context of an infectious disease, which has never been done before. Previously, low-dose techniques were rarely used for infectious diseases, despite the recognised danger of ionising radiation. Method: To evaluate the role of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) and lung ultrasound (LUS) in managing COVID-19 pneumonia, we performed a review of the literature including our cases. Results: Chest LDCT is now performed routinely when diagnosing and assessing the severity of COVID-19, allowing patients to be rapidly triaged. The extent of lung involvement assessed by LDCT is accurate in terms of predicting poor clinical outcomes in COVID-19-infected patients. Infectious disease specialists are less familiar with LUS, but this technique is also of great interest for a rapid diagnosis of patients with COVID-19 and is effective at assessing patient prognosis. Conclusions: COVID-19 is currently accelerating the transition to low-dose and "no-dose" imaging techniques to explore infectious pneumonia and their long-term consequences.
- Subjects
COMPUTED tomography; ULTRASONIC imaging; COVID-19 testing; COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 10, p2196
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm10102196