Proposal for International Standardization of the Use of Lung Ultrasound for Patients With COVID-19
A Simple, Quantitative, Reproducible Method
Gino Soldati MD
Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound Unit, Valle del Serchio General Hospital, Lucca, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorRiccardo Inchingolo MD
Pulmonary Medicine Unit, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorDanilo Buonsenso MD
Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorTiziano Perrone MD, PhD
Search for more papers by this authorDomenica Federica Briganti MD
Emergency Department, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Policlinico San Matteo, and Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorStefano Perlini MD, PhD
Emergency Department, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Policlinico San Matteo, and Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAlberto Mariani MD
Unità Sabutaria Locale 118 Nordovest Toscana, Lucca, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorElisa Eleonora Mossolani MD
Emergency Medicine Unit, General Hospital, Voghera, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Tursi MD
Pulmonary Medicine Unit, Lodi General Hospital, Lodi, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFederico Mento MSc
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, Ultrasound Laboratory Trento, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Libertario Demi PhD
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, Ultrasound Laboratory Trento, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Address correspondence to Libertario Demi, PhD, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Povo, Trento, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorGino Soldati MD
Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound Unit, Valle del Serchio General Hospital, Lucca, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorRiccardo Inchingolo MD
Pulmonary Medicine Unit, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorDanilo Buonsenso MD
Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorTiziano Perrone MD, PhD
Search for more papers by this authorDomenica Federica Briganti MD
Emergency Department, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Policlinico San Matteo, and Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorStefano Perlini MD, PhD
Emergency Department, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Policlinico San Matteo, and Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAlberto Mariani MD
Unità Sabutaria Locale 118 Nordovest Toscana, Lucca, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorElisa Eleonora Mossolani MD
Emergency Medicine Unit, General Hospital, Voghera, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Tursi MD
Pulmonary Medicine Unit, Lodi General Hospital, Lodi, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFederico Mento MSc
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, Ultrasound Laboratory Trento, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Libertario Demi PhD
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, Ultrasound Laboratory Trento, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Address correspondence to Libertario Demi, PhD, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Povo, Trento, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Growing evidence is showing the usefulness of lung ultrasound in patients with the 2019 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has now spread in almost every country in the world. In this study, we share our experience and propose a standardized approach to optimize the use of lung ultrasound in patients with COVID-19. We focus on equipment, procedure, classification, and data sharing.
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