COVID-19
Conditions
Brief summary
investigate the diagnostic ability of thoracic ultrasound in suspicious COVID-19 infection and/or COVID-19 pneumonia. Also, to compare its findings to CT and follow up these findings.
Detailed description
ultrasound and C.T will be assessed in acute presentation of Covid 19 patients and then those patients will be reassessed again after 1 month by lung ultrasound and C.T and if ultrasound will show the same efficacy of diagnosis or not
Interventions
lung ultrasound in comparison to C.T
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* all cases of covid 19 patients
Exclusion criteria
* all other causes of consolidation ,ground glass fibrosis or collapse findings of C.T and ultrasound
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| diagnostic ability of thoracic ultrasound for diagnosis and follow up of covid19 patients | after 1 month of acute presentation | compare lung ultrasound with C.T finding of covid 19 patients |