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cord-354411-4emzxu09	Nouvenne, Antonio	Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Pneumonia: Correlations with Chest CT on Hospital admission	2020-06-22		.txt	text/plain	3959	208	41	As reported by studies in mall case series, COVID-19 pneumonia can be associated with multifocal B lines, bilateral subpleural consolidations, and pleural thickening [12] [13] [14] , which reflect abnormalities detectable on chest CT [14] . The primary aim of this observational study was to describe LUS patterns in a group of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia admitted to an acute-care hospital and to explore correlations of these findings with both chest CT and clinical features. Within 24 h from ward admission and CT scanning, bedside LUS was performed as part of the routine diagnostic evaluation, adopted in our medical unit even before the emergence of the COVID-19 outbreak, by an ultrasound-certified expert clinician with > 5 years of experience in lung ultrasonography, who was blind to chest CT findings. Although the findings of our study support the use of bedside LUS in the evaluation of patients with suspect COVID-19, ultrasound should not be considered as a substitute for chest CT for several reasons.	./cache/cord-354411-4emzxu09.txt	./txt/cord-354411-4emzxu09.txt