406246

Correlation between Lung Ultrasound and Chest CT in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients on Hospital admission

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

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Purpose: This study aimed to assess capability of lung ultrasound to distinguish different pulmonary patterns of COVID-19 and compare it to chest CT. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled study carried upon sixty-five patients from beginning of November 2021 to the end of October 2022 admitted to Isolation Hospital for COVID -19 patients and in isolation ward in Tanta Emergency Department. Results: Lung Ultrasound can significantly predict mild to moderate COVID-19 pneumonia (P=0.003 and AUC=0.704) with 98.04% sensitivity, 42.86 %specificity, 86.2% PPV and 85.7% NPV and severe COVID-19 pneumonia (P=<0.001 and AUC=0.885) with 92.00% sensitivity, 85.00% specificity, 79.3% PPV and 94.4% NPV. By dividing the patients into two groups according to Computed Tomography Severity Score and Lung Ultrasound Scoring System, there was a substantial agreement between CTSS and LUSS (P value<0.001, Kappa = 0.632). Conclusions: Lung ultrasound can substitute CT chest in predicting, screening and diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia.

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10.21608/jicem.2025.406246

Keywords

Corona virus disease-19, COVID-19, lung ultrasound, Chest Computed Tomography, Emergency

Authors

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Rania

Last Name

Deif

MiddleName

Hassaan

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Emergency Medicine and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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rania.deif@med.tanta.edu.eg

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Ibrahim

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Ibrahim

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Salaheldin

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Chest Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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ibrahim.s.ibrahim@med.tanta.edu.eg

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Tanta

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First Name

Mohamed

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El Heniedy

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Vascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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mohamed.elhenadi@med.tanta.edu.eg

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First Name

Mohamed

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El Shafey

MiddleName

Hassan

Affiliation

Radiodiagnosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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mohamed.elshafi1@med.tanta.edu.eg

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First Name

Roeya

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Abo Elnasr

MiddleName

Mahmoud

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Emergency Medicine and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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roeya.gadallah@med.tanta.edu.eg

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5

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1

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53058

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2024-06-23

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2025-01-01

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43

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58

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2812-5452

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2812-5460

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The Egyptian Journal of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

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Correlation between Lung Ultrasound and Chest CT in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients on Hospital admission

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01 Feb 2025