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. 2020 Jul 16;4(3):289–294. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.7.47912

Table.

Summary comparison of findings in chest radiograph and lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in coronavirus disease 2019.

Chest radiograph Lung POCUS
Patchy ground glass opacities Irregular pleural line
Unable to assess peri-pleural edema Peri-pleural edema
Dense consolidations with increasing severity of disease Sub-pleural consolidations
Minimal to no findings possible Diffuse B-lines
Pleural effusions rare Minimal to absent pleural effusions
Peripheral and basal findings predominant Posterior and basal findings predominant