Lung Ultrasonography in COVID-19 Pneumonia

Comparison of Lung Ultrasonography Findings With Chest Computerized Tomography Results in Corona virüs (COVID-19) Pneumonia

Lung ultrasonography has been used for diagnosis and treatment in many departments including intensive care before the pandemic. The gold standard method for the diagnosis of pneumonia is still chest tomography. Ultrasonography, which has advantages over tomography, has also been tried to be used in covid 19 pneumonia.

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the efficiency of lung ultrasonography in diagnosis of covid 19 pneumonia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 and 85 years old
• Hospitalized in intensive care unit
• PCR tested
• Thoracic CT applied

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous lung and thoracic wall surgery
• Anatomically with thoracic wall disorder
• Patients who did not consent to participate in the study