Application of quantitative lung ultrasound instead of CT for monitoring COVID-19 pneumonia in pregnant women: a single-center retrospective study

• Main Authors: Qing Deng (Author), Sheng Cao (Author), Hao Wang (Author), Yao Zhang (Author), Liao Chen (Author), Zhaohui Yang (Author), Zhoufeng Peng (Author), Qing Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Computed tomography (CT) is the preferred imaging technique for the evaluation of COVID-19 pneumonia. However, it is not suitable as a monitoring tool for pregnant women because of the risk of ionizing radiation damage to the fetus as well as the possible infection of others. In...