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letter . 2020 May 14:hcaa165. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaa165
Lung Ultrasound early detection and monitoring in Covid-19 Pneumonia: fact and fiction
Marco Sperandeo
h1, Guglielmo M Trovato
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Marco Sperandeo, MD
h1Interventional and Diagnostic Ultrasound Unit; Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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Guglielmo M Trovato, MD
h2The School of Medicine, the University of Catania, Italy and EMA, the European Medical Association, Brussels, Belgium
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h1Interventional and Diagnostic Ultrasound Unit; Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
h2The School of Medicine, the University of Catania, Italy and EMA, the European Medical Association, Brussels, Belgium
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Correspondence: Guglielmo M. Trovato, MD, The School of Medicine, the University of Catania, Italy. Mail to: trovato.eu@gmail.com
Received 2020 Apr 27; Accepted 2020 May 5.
Keywords: Ultrasound, Lung, Pneumonia, Covid-19
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