The role of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 disease

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  • European Society of Radiology (ESR)

This statement summarises basic settings in lung ultrasonography and best practice recommendations for lung ultrasonography in COVID-19, representing the agreed consensus of experts from the Ultrasound Subcommittee of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). Standard lung settings and artefacts in lung ultrasonography are explained for education and training, equipment settings, documentation and self-protection.

Original languageEnglish
Article number81
JournalInsights into Imaging
Volume12
Issue number1
ISSN1869-4101
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This paper was prepared by Dirk-Andre Clevert (Chair of the ESR Ultrasound Subcommittee, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center, Department of Radiology, University of Munich-Grosshadern Campus, Munich—Germany), with the contribution from Subcommittee Members Paul S. Sidhu, Adrian Lim, Caroline Ewertsen, Vladimir Mitkov, Maciej Piskunowicz, Paolo Ricci, Núria Bargallo (Chair of the ESR Quality, Safety and Standards Committee) and Adrian Brady (Past Chair of the ESR Quality, Safety and Standards Committee). The paper was supported by the ESR Ultrasound Subcommittee. It was approved by the ESR Executive Council in March 2021.

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    Research areas

  • Artefacts, COVID-19, Lung ultrasonography, Pneumonia, Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)

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