Lung ultrasound: an additional tool in COVID-19

Lung ultrasound is a well-defined diagnostic modality in the point of care emergency medicine concept. In the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the lung ultrasound assumed an essential role in this disease, with a valid correlation of the imaging results with computed tomography. Recognize how the diagnostic possibilities of ultrasound in the approach of COVID-19 and its differential diagnoses are fundamental.

Keywords:
Lung ultrasound; Chest; Lung; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Pneumonia; Ultrasonography

Authorship

Rodrigo Ribeiro de Oliveira Correspondence: Dr. Rodrigo Ribeiro de Oliveira. Instituto de Radiologia - HC-FMUSP. Rua Doutor Ovídio Pires de Campos, 75, Cerqueira César. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Email: rodrigo.roliveira@hc.fm.usp.br.

Instituto de Radiologia do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (InRad/HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.Universidade de São PauloBrazilSão Paulo, SP, BrazilInstituto de Radiologia do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (InRad/HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5986-2164

Thiago Potrich Rodrigues

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5249-6672

Paulo Savoia Dias da Silva

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-1930

Andrea Cavalanti Gomes

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0637-5930

Maria Cristina Chammas

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-3079

Correspondence: Dr. Rodrigo Ribeiro de Oliveira. Instituto de Radiologia - HC-FMUSP. Rua Doutor Ovídio Pires de Campos, 75, Cerqueira César. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Email: rodrigo.roliveira@hc.fm.usp.br.

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Region	Right lung	Left lung
1. Anterosuperior
2. Anteroinferior
3. Upper lateral
4. Lower lateral
5. Posterosuperior
6. Posteroinferior