Usefulness of thoracic ultrasound for diagnosis and follow-up of pneumonia

Rev Esp Quimioter. 2022 Apr;35 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):21-24. doi: 10.37201/req/s01.04.2022. Epub 2022 Apr 22.

Abstract

Classically the diagnosis of both bacterial and viral pneumonias was made with chest radiology, later the use of chest CT was implemented, however in recent years lung ultrasound has become very important in the diagnosis of pulmonary pathology and increased in pandemic by SARS-CoV-2, due to the practicality of being done at the patient's bedside, the ability to be reproducible, and the decrease in radiation exposure to patients.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / diagnostic imaging
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / diagnostic imaging
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Ultrasonography