Attapon Cheepsattayakorn^1-4*, Ruangrong Cheepsattayakorn⁵ and Porntep Siriwanarangsun¹

¹Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Pathumtani Province, Thailand
²Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand
³10th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Disease Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand
⁴Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
⁵Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

*Corresponding Author: Attapon Cheepsattayakorn, 10th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Disease Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Received: November 27, 2023; Published: January 24, 2024

Abstract

The use of lung ultrasonography (LUS) has gradually and importantly increased in the past few decades, particularly in patients with varieties of acute respiratory conditions [1]. Clinical-condition-suggestive-of COVID-19 could be early decision of hospital supported by relatively simple procedure of lung ultrasonography (Figures 1-5) [1-4]. Desirable bed-side imaging modality for disease-progression monitoring is essentially needed, whereas non-enhanced computed tomography (CT) can primarily detect the COVID-19-lung involvement

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Citation

Citation: Attapon Cheepsattayakorn., et al. “Feasibility of Lung Ultrasonography in Management of Patients with COVID-19".Acta Scientific Microbiology 7.2 (2024): 102-105.

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