Correlation between Lung Ultrasound and Chest CT in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients on Hospital admission
Deif, R., Ibrahim, I., El Heniedy, M., El Shafey, M., Abo Elnasr, R. (2025). Correlation between Lung Ultrasound and Chest CT in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients on Hospital admission. EKB Journal Management System, 5(1), 43-58. doi: 10.21608/jicem.2025.406246
Rania Hassaan Deif; Ibrahim Salaheldin Ibrahim; Mohamed Ahmed El Heniedy; Mohamed Hassan El Shafey; Roeya Mahmoud Abo Elnasr. "Correlation between Lung Ultrasound and Chest CT in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients on Hospital admission". EKB Journal Management System, 5, 1, 2025, 43-58. doi: 10.21608/jicem.2025.406246
Deif, R., Ibrahim, I., El Heniedy, M., El Shafey, M., Abo Elnasr, R. (2025). 'Correlation between Lung Ultrasound and Chest CT in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients on Hospital admission', EKB Journal Management System, 5(1), pp. 43-58. doi: 10.21608/jicem.2025.406246
Deif, R., Ibrahim, I., El Heniedy, M., El Shafey, M., Abo Elnasr, R. Correlation between Lung Ultrasound and Chest CT in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients on Hospital admission. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 5(1): 43-58. doi: 10.21608/jicem.2025.406246

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

The Egyptian Journal of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 43-58    PDF (568.32 K)
Document Type: Original papers
DOI: 10.21608/jicem.2025.406246
Authors
Rania Hassaan Deif* 1; Ibrahim Salaheldin Ibrahim2; Mohamed Ahmed El Heniedy3; Mohamed Hassan El Shafey4; Roeya Mahmoud Abo Elnasr1
1Emergency Medicine and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
2Chest Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
3Vascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
4Radiodiagnosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Corona virus disease-19; COVID-19; Lung ultrasound; Chest Computed Tomography; Emergency
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