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<scp>Contrast‐Enhanced</scp> Ultrasound in Patients With <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19

Authors :
Libertario Demi
Riccardo Inchingolo
Andrea Smargiassi
Gianfranco Giannasi
Gino Soldati
Source :
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 39:2483-2489
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Wiley, 2020.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) represents a very heterogeneous disease. Some aspects of COVID-19 pneumonia question the real nature of ground glass opacities and its consolidative lesions. It has been hypothesized that COVID-19 lung involvement could represent not only a viral effect but also an immune response induced by the infection, causing epithelial/endothelial lesions and coagulation disorders. We report 3 cases of COVID-19 pneumonia in which contrast-enhanced ultrasound was suggestive of consolidations with perfusion defects, at least in part caused by ischemic or necrotic changes and not only by inflammatory or atelectasis events.

Details

ISSN :
15509613 and 02784297
Volume :
39
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........6aac0dc3e1acaa313be8612785a1d01d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.15338