Diagnosing COVID-19 pneumonia in a pandemic setting: Lung Ultrasound versus CT (LUVCT) – a multicentre, prospective, observational study

Background In this coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, fast and accurate testing is needed to profile patients at the emergency department (ED) and efficiently allocate resources. Chest imaging has been considered in COVID-19 workup, but evidence on lung ultrasound (LUS) is sparse. We ther...

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Main Authors: Arthur W.E. Lieveld, Bram Kok, Frederik H. Schuit, Kaoutar Azijli, Jarom Heijmans, Arjan van Laarhoven, Natascha L. Assman, Ruud S. Kootte, Tycho J. Olgers, Prabath W.B. Nanayakkara, Frank H. Bosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-12-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00539-2020.full