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. 2020 Dec 7;99(12):1–9. doi: 10.1159/000512782

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Fig. 1 — Chest areas for LUS reporting. The areas allow the mapping of lung lesions to provide a panoramic vision and evaluation. For every area the operator will notice the highest score found. Each lung is divided into 10 areas. a Three parasternal (1 apical = apical segment of upper lobe; 2 medium = anterior segment of upper lobe; 3 lower = medial segment of medium lobe/lingular segment) for each side. b Two axillary anterior (4 upper = anterior segment of upper lobe; 5 lower = lateral segment of medium lobe), and two axillary posterior (6 upper = apical segment of lower lobe; 7 lower = posterior-lateral basal segments of lower lobe). c Three paravertebral (8 upper = posterior segment of upper lobe; 9 medium = apical segment of lower lobe; 10 lower = posterior-lateral basal segments of lower lobe). Areas are divided as right (R) or left (L) based on the side of the patient. LUS, lung ultrasound.