<scp>Contrast‐Enhanced</scp> Ultrasound in Patients With <scp>COVID</scp>‐19
Gino Soldati, Gianfranco Giannasi, Andrea Smargiassi, Riccardo Inchingolo, Libertario Demi
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.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PneumoniaSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakAtelectasisLungImmune systemContrast (vision)PathologyUltrasoundViral pneumoniaPandemicImmunologyDiseaseRadiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineOutbreakArtificial intelligenceComputer scienceUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsThermal Regulation in MedicineCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts