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01 Apr A Preliminary Study on the Ultrasonic Manifestations of Peripulmonary Lesions of Non-Critical Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19)

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Abstract

Background

Ultrasound is used to observe the imaging manifestations of COVID-19 in order to provide reference for real-time bedside evaluation.

Purpose

To explore the ultrasonic manifestations of peripulmonary lesions of non-critical COVID-19, so as to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and efficacy evaluation.

Materials and Methods

The clinical and ultrasonic data of 20 patients with clinically diagnosed non-critical COVID-19 treated in Xi’an Chest Hospital during January and February 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Conventional two-dimensional ultrasound and color Doppler ultrasound were used to observe the characteristics of lesions.

Results

All 20 patients (40 lungs and 240 lung areas) had a history of travel, residence or close contact in/with Wuhan, and 5 of them caught COVID-19 after family gatherings. Lesions tended to occur in both lungs. Lesions in the lung areas: 14 in L1+R1 area (14/40), 17 in L2+R2 area (17/40), 17 in L3+R3 area (17/40), 17 in L4+R4 area (17/40), 20 in L5+R5 area (20/40), and 28 in L6+R6 area (28/40).

Lesion types

Rough and discontinuous pleural line (36/240), subpleural consolidation (53/240), air bronchogram sign or air bronchiologram sign in subpleural peripleural consolidation (37/240), visible B lines (91/240), localized pleural thickening (19/240), localized pleural effusion (24/240), poor blood flow in the consolidation detected by color Doppler ultrasound (50/53).

Conclusion

The non-critical COVID-19 has characteristic ultrasonic manifestations, which are visible in the posterior and inferior areas of the lung.

The lesions are mainly characterized by a large number of B lines, subpleural pulmonary consolidation and poor blood flow. Lung ultrasound can provide reference for the clinical diagnosis and efficacy evaluation.

Funding

This work was not supported by any Institute or Training Grant.

Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Ethical Approval:

This study was approved by the ethics committee of Xi’an Chest Hospital, and conducted with the consent of recruited patients. Each patient has signed to consent in writing to publication of their personal medical records.

Keywords: lung ultrasound, ultrasonic manifestations, novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19)

Huang, Yi and Wang, Sihan and Liu, Yue and Zhang, Yaohui and Zheng, Chuyun and Zheng, Yu and Zhang, Chaoyang and Min, Weili and Zhou, Huihui and Yu, Ming and Hu, Mingjun, A Preliminary Study on the Ultrasonic Manifestations of Peripulmonary Lesions of Non-Critical Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19) (February 26, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3544750 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3544750

Original Source: SSRN

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